[PATCH] drm/dp_mst: Avoid NULL pointer dereference

Wayne Lin Wayne.Lin at amd.com
Thu Dec 26 02:31:51 UTC 2019


[Why]
Found kernel NULL pointer dereference under the below situation:

	src — HDMI_Monitor   src — HDMI_Monitor
e.g.:	    \            =>
	     MSTB — MSTB     (unplug) MSTB — MSTB

When display 1 HDMI and 2 DP daisy chain monitors, unplugging the dp
cable connected to source causes kernel NULL pointer dereference at
drm_dp_mst_atomic_check_bw_limit(). When calculating pbn_limit, if
branch is null, accessing "&branch->ports" causes the problem.

[How]
Judge branch is null or not at the beginning. If it is null, return 0.

Signed-off-by: Wayne Lin <Wayne.Lin at amd.com>
Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index 7d2d31eaf003..a6473e3ab448 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -4707,6 +4707,9 @@ int drm_dp_mst_atomic_check_bw_limit(struct drm_dp_mst_branch *branch,
 	struct drm_dp_vcpi_allocation *vcpi;
 	int pbn_limit = 0, pbn_used = 0;
 
+	if (!branch)
+		return 0;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(port, &branch->ports, next) {
 		if (port->mstb)
 			if (drm_dp_mst_atomic_check_bw_limit(port->mstb, mst_state))
-- 
2.17.1



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