Re: [PATCH v2] video: hyperv_fb: Fix a double free in hvfb_probe

[Wei Liu]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 01:46:39PM +0000, Michael Kelley wrote:
> From: Lv Yunlong <lyl2019@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 3:37 AM
> > 
> > In function hvfb_probe in hyperv_fb.c, it calls hvfb_getmem(hdev, info)
> > and return err when info->apertures is freed.
> > 
> > In the error1 label of hvfb_probe, info->apertures will be freed for the
> > second time in framebuffer_release(info).
> > 
> > My patch removes all kfree(info->apertures) instead of set info->apertures
> > to NULL. It is because that let framebuffer_release() handle freeing the
> > memory flows the fbdev pattern, and less code overall.
> 
> Let me suggest some clarifications in the commit message.  It's probably
> better not to reference the initial approach of setting info->apertures to
> NULL, since there won't be any record of that approach in the commit
> history.  Here's what I would suggest:
> 
> Function hvfb_probe() calls hvfb_getmem(), expecting upon return that
> info->apertures is either NULL or points to memory that should be freed
> by framebuffer_release().  But hvfb_getmem() is freeing the memory and
> leaving the pointer non-NULL, resulting in a double free if an error
> occurs or later if hvfb_remove() is called.
> 
> Fix this by removing all kfree(info->apertures) calls in hvfb_getmem().
> This will allow framebuffer_release() to free the memory, which follows
> the pattern of other fbdev drivers.
> 
> Modulo this revision to the commit message, which Wei Liu can
> probably incorporate,
> 

Yes. I surely can incorporate the changes.

I will also add the Fixes tag.

> Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>