Re: [PATCH next] firmware: thead,th1520-aon: Fix use after free in th1520_aon_init()

[Markus Elfring]

> Record the error code before freeing "aon_chan" to avoid a
> use after free.

Would it become helpful to mention which selection of source code
analysis tools detected such a questionable implementation detail?


…
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/thead,th1520-aon.c
> @@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct th1520_aon_chan *th1520_aon_init(struct device *dev)
>  {
>  	struct th1520_aon_chan *aon_chan;
>  	struct mbox_client *cl;
> +	int ret;
>
>  	aon_chan = kzalloc(sizeof(*aon_chan), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!aon_chan)
> @@ -217,8 +218,9 @@ struct th1520_aon_chan *th1520_aon_init(struct device *dev)
>  	aon_chan->ch = mbox_request_channel_byname(cl, "aon");
>  	if (IS_ERR(aon_chan->ch)) {
>  		dev_err(dev, "Failed to request aon mbox chan\n");
> +		ret = PTR_ERR(aon_chan->ch);
>  		kfree(aon_chan);
> -		return ERR_CAST(aon_chan->ch);
> +		return ERR_PTR(ret);
>  	}
>
>  	mutex_init(&aon_chan->transaction_lock);

May the additional variable (for an information) be defined only for
the affected if branch?
Would a smaller scope be more appropriate here?

Regards,
Markus