Re: [PATCH] USB: serial: Fix use after free in debug printk

From: Johan Hovold
Date: Thu Oct 31 2024 - 09:22:03 EST


On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 12:39:10PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 12:35:31PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 10:07:42AM +0100, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 09:59:10AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > > The dev_dbg() call dereferences "urb" but it was already freed on the
> > > > previous line. Move the debug output earlier in the function.
> > >
> > > Thanks for catching this, but please use a temporary variable for the
> > > struct device pointer instead of changing the flow.
> >
> > Why? The output is the same either way and this way is cleaner code.
>
> Nah, you're right. A temporary variable is nicer. It avoids having two if
> statements.

Yeah, and the debug printk belongs with the return.

v2 now applied, thanks.

Johan