Re: mwl8k: Fix use-after-free in mwl8k_fw_state_machine()

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Wed Oct 20 2021 - 04:41:44 EST


Zheyu Ma <zheyuma97@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When the driver fails to request the firmware, it calls its error
> handler. In the error handler, the driver detaches device from driver
> first before releasing the firmware, which can cause a use-after-free bug.
>
> Fix this by releasing firmware first.
>
> The following log reveals it:
>
> [ 9.007301 ] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in mwl8k_fw_state_machine+0x320/0xba0
> [ 9.010143 ] Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func
> [ 9.010830 ] Call Trace:
> [ 9.010830 ] dump_stack_lvl+0xa8/0xd1
> [ 9.010830 ] print_address_description+0x87/0x3b0
> [ 9.010830 ] kasan_report+0x172/0x1c0
> [ 9.010830 ] ? mutex_unlock+0xd/0x10
> [ 9.010830 ] ? mwl8k_fw_state_machine+0x320/0xba0
> [ 9.010830 ] ? mwl8k_fw_state_machine+0x320/0xba0
> [ 9.010830 ] __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x14/0x20
> [ 9.010830 ] mwl8k_fw_state_machine+0x320/0xba0
> [ 9.010830 ] ? mwl8k_load_firmware+0x5f0/0x5f0
> [ 9.010830 ] request_firmware_work_func+0x172/0x250
> [ 9.010830 ] ? read_lock_is_recursive+0x20/0x20
> [ 9.010830 ] ? process_one_work+0x7a1/0x1100
> [ 9.010830 ] ? request_firmware_nowait+0x460/0x460
> [ 9.010830 ] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20
> [ 9.010830 ] process_one_work+0x9bb/0x1100
>
> Signed-off-by: Zheyu Ma <zheyuma97@xxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

257051a235c1 mwl8k: Fix use-after-free in mwl8k_fw_state_machine()

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