Re: [PATCH v3] misc: fastrpc: possible double-free of cctx->remote_heap

[Greg KH]

On Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 10:09:59PM +0800, Xingjing Deng wrote:
> fastrpc_init_create_static_process() may free cctx->remote_heap on the
> err_map path but does not clear the pointer. Later, fastrpc_rpmsg_remove()
> frees cctx->remote_heap again if it is non-NULL, which can lead to a
> double-free if the INIT_CREATE_STATIC ioctl hits the error path and the rpmsg
> device is subsequently removed/unbound.
> Clear cctx->remote_heap after freeing it in the error path to prevent the
> later cleanup from freeing it again.
> 
> Fixes: 0871561055e66 ("misc: fastrpc: Add support for audiopd")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 6.2+
> Signed-off-by: Xingjing Deng <xjdeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
> 
> v3:
> - Adjust the email format.
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/2026011650-gravitate-happily-5d0c@gregkh/T/#t
> 
> v2:
> - Add Fixes: and Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/2026011227-casualty-rephrase-9381@gregkh/T/#t
> 
>  drivers/misc/fastrpc.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c b/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
> index ee652ef01534..fb3b54e05928 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/fastrpc.c
> @@ -1370,6 +1370,7 @@ static int fastrpc_init_create_static_process(struct fastrpc_user *fl,
>  	}
>  err_map:
>  	fastrpc_buf_free(fl->cctx->remote_heap);
> +	fl->cctx->remote_heap = NULL;
>  err_name:
>  	kfree(name);
>  err:
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 
> 

How was this found and tested?

And randomly setting a pointer to null doesn't really document what is
happening here, what would you want to see here if you were to look at
this code in 5 years?

thanks,

greg k-h