| Message ID | cf7e28fc0aaac4263564db2e21f22b07928fec87.1628091954.git.paskripkin@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | net: fix use-after-free bugs | expand |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c index 82eef4c72f01..7abd13e69471 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c @@ -3512,13 +3512,13 @@ static void vxge_device_unregister(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev) kfree(vdev->vpaths); - /* we are safe to free it now */ - free_netdev(dev); - vxge_debug_init(vdev->level_trace, "%s: ethernet device unregistered", buf); vxge_debug_entryexit(vdev->level_trace, "%s: %s:%d Exiting...", buf, __func__, __LINE__); + + /* we are safe to free it now */ + free_netdev(dev); } /*
Smatch says: drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c:3518 vxge_device_unregister() error: Using vdev after free_{netdev,candev}(dev); drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c:3518 vxge_device_unregister() error: Using vdev after free_{netdev,candev}(dev); drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c:3520 vxge_device_unregister() error: Using vdev after free_{netdev,candev}(dev); drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c:3520 vxge_device_unregister() error: Using vdev after free_{netdev,candev}(dev); Since vdev pointer is netdev private data accessing it after free_netdev() call can cause use-after-free bug. Fix it by moving free_netdev() call at the end of the function Fixes: 6cca200362b4 ("vxge: cleanup probe error paths") Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@gmail.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)