In drm_client_modeset_probe(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is
assigned to modeset->mode, which will lead to a possible NULL pointer
dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: cf13909aee05 ("drm/fb-helper: Move out modeset config code")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@iscas.ac.cn>
---
Changes in v2:
- added the recipient's email address, due to the prolonged absence of a 
response from the recipients.
- added Cc stable.
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
index 31af5cf37a09..cca37b225385 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
@@ -880,6 +880,9 @@ int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width,
 
 			kfree(modeset->mode);
 			modeset->mode = drm_mode_duplicate(dev, mode);
+			if (!modeset->mode)
+				continue;
+
 			drm_connector_get(connector);
 			modeset->connectors[modeset->num_connectors++] = connector;
 			modeset->x = offset->x;
-- 
2.25.1

On Wed, 24 Jul 2024, Ma Ke <make24@iscas.ac.cn> wrote:
> In drm_client_modeset_probe(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is
> assigned to modeset->mode, which will lead to a possible NULL pointer
> dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: cf13909aee05 ("drm/fb-helper: Move out modeset config code")
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - added the recipient's email address, due to the prolonged absence of a 
> response from the recipients.
> - added Cc stable.
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
> index 31af5cf37a09..cca37b225385 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client_modeset.c
> @@ -880,6 +880,9 @@ int drm_client_modeset_probe(struct drm_client_dev *client, unsigned int width,
>  
>  			kfree(modeset->mode);
>  			modeset->mode = drm_mode_duplicate(dev, mode);
> +			if (!modeset->mode)
> +				continue;
> +

Why would you continue in this case?

BR,
Jani.

>  			drm_connector_get(connector);
>  			modeset->connectors[modeset->num_connectors++] = connector;
>  			modeset->x = offset->x;

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel