[Intel-gfx] [PATCH] drm/i915: Fix use after free in lpe_audio_platdev_destroy()

[Takashi Iwai]

On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:27:07 +0200,
Chris Wilson wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 10:20:56PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 11:01:57PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > On Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:41:12 +0200,
> > > Chris Wilson wrote:
> > > Oh, this fell into a crack as it was sent just before my vacation.
> > > 
> > > About the change:
> > > 
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c | 8 ++++++--
> > > > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c
> > > > > index 7a5b41b1c024..32000902a204 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c
> > > > > @@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ lpe_audio_platdev_create(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> > > > >  
> > > > >  static void lpe_audio_platdev_destroy(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
> > > > >  {
> > > > > -	platform_device_unregister(dev_priv->lpe_audio.platdev);
> > > > > -	kfree(dev_priv->lpe_audio.platdev->dev.dma_mask);
> > > > > +	struct platform_device *platdev = dev_priv->lpe_audio.platdev;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	kfree(platdev->dev.dma_mask);
> > > > > +	platdev->dev.dma_mask = NULL;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	platform_device_unregister(platdev);
> > > 
> > > I'm not sure whether it's good idea to fiddle dma_mask bits before the
> > > unregister call.  Interestingly, this is the only driver that calls
> > > kfree() for pdev's dma_mask.  Either we do something wrong, or
> > > everyone forgot this?
> > 
> > Afaict, everyone else chose the blissful ignorance strategy and we are
> > the only fools to try and free the dma_mask.
> > 
> > Would you feel more comfortable with:
> > 
> > 	void *mask = platdev->dev.dma_mask;
> > 
> > 	platform_device_unregister(platdev);
> > 
> > 	/* XXX see platform_device_register_full():
> > 	 * "This memory isn't freed when the device is put."
> > 	 * It's not clear why it hasn't been fixed in a decade...
> > 	 */
> > 	kfree(mask);
> 
> Still has the issue that unregister may not the final put, it should but
> still...
> 
> I think we just leak the memory. We are not the owner and so shouldn't
> be fiddling around trying to free it.

Agreed, IMO, we should handle better in the platform device side.


thanks,

Takashi