2022-12-07 10:38:30

by Victor Ding

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Subject: [PATCH v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers

`cros_typec_get_switch_handles` allocates four pointers when obtaining
type-c switch handles. These pointers are all freed if failing to obtain
any of them; therefore, pointers in `port` become stale. The stale
pointers eventually cause use-after-free or double free in later code
paths. Zeroing out all pointer fields after freeing to eliminate these
stale pointers.

Fixes: f28adb41dab4 ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Register Type C switches")
Fixes: 1a8912caba02 ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Get retimer handle")
Signed-off-by: Victor Ding <[email protected]>
---

Changes in v2:
- Updated commit messages;
- No code changes.

drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
index 2a7ff14dc37e..59de4ce01fab 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
@@ -173,10 +173,13 @@ static int cros_typec_get_switch_handles(struct cros_typec_port *port,

role_sw_err:
typec_switch_put(port->ori_sw);
+ port->ori_sw = NULL;
ori_sw_err:
typec_retimer_put(port->retimer);
+ port->retimer = NULL;
retimer_sw_err:
typec_mux_put(port->mux);
+ port->mux = NULL;
mux_err:
return -ENODEV;
}
--
2.39.0.rc0.267.gcb52ba06e7-goog


2022-12-07 23:31:55

by Prashant Malani

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers

On Dec 07 09:39, Victor Ding wrote:
> `cros_typec_get_switch_handles` allocates four pointers when obtaining
> type-c switch handles. These pointers are all freed if failing to obtain
> any of them; therefore, pointers in `port` become stale. The stale
> pointers eventually cause use-after-free or double free in later code
> paths. Zeroing out all pointer fields after freeing to eliminate these
> stale pointers.
>
> Fixes: f28adb41dab4 ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Register Type C switches")
> Fixes: 1a8912caba02 ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Get retimer handle")
> Signed-off-by: Victor Ding <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Prashant Malani <[email protected]>

Hey Tzung-Bi, it looks like you've already created a tag for the
v6.2 pull request, so I don't know if it's too late to apply this
for the current dev cycle.
So, I've not applied it, but have left the Acked-by tag.

Please feel free to apply it if there's still room for it before
you send out the pull request.

Thanks!

2022-12-08 02:12:41

by Tzung-Bi Shih

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers

On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 10:54:17PM +0000, Prashant Malani wrote:
> On Dec 07 09:39, Victor Ding wrote:
> > `cros_typec_get_switch_handles` allocates four pointers when obtaining
> > type-c switch handles. These pointers are all freed if failing to obtain
> > any of them; therefore, pointers in `port` become stale. The stale
> > pointers eventually cause use-after-free or double free in later code
> > paths. Zeroing out all pointer fields after freeing to eliminate these
> > stale pointers.
> >
> > Fixes: f28adb41dab4 ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Register Type C switches")
> > Fixes: 1a8912caba02 ("platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: Get retimer handle")
> > Signed-off-by: Victor Ding <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Prashant Malani <[email protected]>
>
> Hey Tzung-Bi, it looks like you've already created a tag for the
> v6.2 pull request, so I don't know if it's too late to apply this
> for the current dev cycle.
> So, I've not applied it, but have left the Acked-by tag.
>
> Please feel free to apply it if there's still room for it before
> you send out the pull request.

Given that the patch fixes an use-after-free, let's include this in the
coming merge window. Have queued.

Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers

Hello:

This patch was applied to chrome-platform/linux.git (for-next)
by Tzung-Bi Shih <[email protected]>:

On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 09:39:40 +0000 you wrote:
> `cros_typec_get_switch_handles` allocates four pointers when obtaining
> type-c switch handles. These pointers are all freed if failing to obtain
> any of them; therefore, pointers in `port` become stale. The stale
> pointers eventually cause use-after-free or double free in later code
> paths. Zeroing out all pointer fields after freeing to eliminate these
> stale pointers.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers
https://git.kernel.org/chrome-platform/c/9a8aadcf0b45

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers

Hello:

This patch was applied to chrome-platform/linux.git (for-kernelci)
by Tzung-Bi Shih <[email protected]>:

On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 09:39:40 +0000 you wrote:
> `cros_typec_get_switch_handles` allocates four pointers when obtaining
> type-c switch handles. These pointers are all freed if failing to obtain
> any of them; therefore, pointers in `port` become stale. The stale
> pointers eventually cause use-after-free or double free in later code
> paths. Zeroing out all pointer fields after freeing to eliminate these
> stale pointers.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [v2] platform/chrome: cros_ec_typec: zero out stale pointers
https://git.kernel.org/chrome-platform/c/9a8aadcf0b45

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