Re: [PATCH] x86/vmware: fix panic in vmware_hypercall_slow()
From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Tue Jun 25 2024 - 04:48:08 EST
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 01:33:48AM -0700, Alexey Makhalov wrote:
> Caller of vmware_hypercall_slow() can pass NULL into *out1,
> *out2,... *out5. It will lead to a NULL pointer dereference.
>
> Check a pointer for NULL before assigning a value.
I queue your patches and *now* you find this?!
How did you test them in the first place and why was this scenario missed?
Geez.
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