Re: [PATCH] crypto: qce: fix uaf on qce_ahash_register_one

[Thara Gopinath]

On 11/4/21 9:38 AM, Chengfeng Ye wrote:
> Pointer base points to sub field of tmpl, it
> is dereferenced after tmpl is freed. Fix
> this by accessing base before free tmpl.
>
> Fixes: ec8f5d8f ("crypto: qce - Qualcomm crypto engine driver")
> Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <cyeaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>   drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
> index 8e6fcf2c21cc..59159f5e64e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
> +++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
> @@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ static int qce_ahash_register_one(const struct qce_ahash_def *def,
>   
>   	ret = crypto_register_ahash(alg);
>   	if (ret) {
> -		kfree(tmpl);
>   		dev_err(qce->dev, "%s registration failed\n", base->cra_name);
> +		kfree(tmpl);
>   		return ret;
>   	}
>   

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Warm Regards
Thara (She/Her/Hers)