Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: sunxi: fix use-after-free in sunxi_pmx_free()

From: Maxime Ripard
Date: Thu Jan 21 2021 - 11:42:49 EST


Hi,

On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 02:29:08PM +0800, Liu Xiang wrote:
> When CONFIG_REGULATOR is not set, sunxi_pmx_request() always return
> success. Even a group of pins call sunxi_pmx_request(), the refcount
> is only 1. This can cause a use-after-free warning in sunxi_pmx_free().
> To solve this problem, go to err path if regulator_get() return NULL
> or error.
>
> Signed-off-by: Liu Xiang <liu.xiang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Is there any drawback to depending on CONFIG_REGULATOR?

Given that we need those regulators enabled anyway, I guess we could
just select or depends on it

Maxime

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