Re: [PATCH -next] mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup()

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Tue May 11 2021 - 19:20:15 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (refs/heads/master):

On Tue, 11 May 2021 14:58:53 +0800 you wrote:
> This module's remove path calls del_timer(). However, that function
> does not wait until the timer handler finishes. This means that the
> timer handler may still be running after the driver's remove function
> has finished, which would result in a use-after-free.
>
> Fix by calling del_timer_sync(), which makes sure the timer handler
> has finished, and unable to re-schedule itself.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [-next] mISDN: fix possible use-after-free in HFC_cleanup()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/009fc857c5f6

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