On Wed, 24 Jul 2024, Jani Nikula jani.nikula@linux.intel.com wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jul 2024, Ma Ke make24@iscas.ac.cn wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jul 2024, Jani Nikula jani.nikula@linux.intel.com wrote:
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 v3:
- modified patch as suggestions, returned error directly when failing to
get modeset->mode.
This is not what I suggested, and you can't just return here either.
BR, Jani.
I have carefully read through your comments. Based on your comments on the patchs I submitted, I am uncertain about the appropriate course of action following the return value check(whether to continue or to return directly, as both are common approaches in dealing with function drm_mode_duplicate() in Linux kernel, and such handling has received 'acked-by' in similar vulnerabilities). Could you provide some advice on this matter? Certainly, adding a return value check is essential, the reasons for which have been detailed in the vulnerability description. I am looking forward to your guidance and response. Thank you!
Everything depends on the context. You can't just go ahead and do the same thing everywhere. If you handle errors, even the highly unlikely ones such as this one, you better do it properly.
If you continue here, you'll still leave modeset->mode NULL. And you don't propagate the error. Something else is going to hit the issue soon.
If you return directly, you'll leave holding a few locks, and leaking memory.
There's already some error handling in the function, in the same loop even. Set ret = -ENOMEM and break.
(However, you could still argue there's an existing problem in the error handling in that all modeset->connectors aren't put and cleaned up.)
BR, Jani.
Indeed, it was my negligence. Thank you very much for your guidance. I will carefully analyze according to your instructions and resubmit a new patch.
Best regards,
Ma Ke