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[v3] wifi: brcmfmac: fix NULL pointer dereference in brcmf_txfinalize()

Message ID 20250116132240.731039-1-marcel.hamer@windriver.com
State New
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Series [v3] wifi: brcmfmac: fix NULL pointer dereference in brcmf_txfinalize() | expand

Commit Message

Marcel Hamer Jan. 16, 2025, 1:22 p.m. UTC 
On removal of the device or unloading of the kernel module a potential NULL
pointer dereference occurs.

The following sequence deletes the interface:

  brcmf_detach()
    brcmf_remove_interface()
      brcmf_del_if()

Inside the brcmf_del_if() function the drvr->if2bss[ifidx] is updated to
BRCMF_BSSIDX_INVALID (-1) if the bsscfgidx matches.

After brcmf_remove_interface() call the brcmf_proto_detach() function is
called providing the following sequence:

  brcmf_detach()
    brcmf_proto_detach()
      brcmf_proto_msgbuf_detach()
        brcmf_flowring_detach()
          brcmf_msgbuf_delete_flowring()
            brcmf_msgbuf_remove_flowring()
              brcmf_flowring_delete()
                brcmf_get_ifp()
                brcmf_txfinalize()

Since brcmf_get_ip() can and actually will return NULL in this case the
call to brcmf_txfinalize() will result in a NULL pointer dereference inside
brcmf_txfinalize() when trying to update ifp->ndev->stats.tx_errors.

This will only happen if a flowring still has an skb.

Although the NULL pointer dereference has only been seen when trying to
update the tx statistic, all other uses of the ifp pointer have been
guarded as well with an early return if ifp is NULL.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Marcel Hamer <marcel.hamer@windriver.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b519e746-ddfd-421f-d897-7620d229e4b2@gmail.com/
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v3:
- after review return early from brcmf_txfinalize() if ifp is NULL 
- after review improve the subject line

v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20250110134502.824722-1-marcel.hamer@windriver.com/
- guard all uses of the ifp pointer inside brcmf_txfinalize()

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20250109155201.3661298-1-marcel.hamer@windriver.com/
- initial version
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 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index c3a57e30c855..3d63010ae079 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@  void brcmf_txfinalize(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *txp, bool success)
 	struct ethhdr *eh;
 	u16 type;
 
+	if (!ifp) {
+		brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(txp);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	eh = (struct ethhdr *)(txp->data);
 	type = ntohs(eh->h_proto);