[media] v4l: Fix use-after-free case in v4l2_device_release
authorHans Verkuil <hverkuil@xs4all.nl>
Tue, 6 Sep 2011 13:23:18 +0000 (10:23 -0300)
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:17:43 +0000 (22:17 -0300)
Drivers that have no v4l2_device release callback might free the
v4l2_device instance in the video_device release callback. Make sure we
don't access the v4l2_device instance after it gets freed.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
drivers/media/video/v4l2-dev.c

index 06f14008b346443a50a55cc58c2a2009e1664ecd..d72156517726a6dbcecde87796a5cd15bebd1bf4 100644 (file)
@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ static void v4l2_device_release(struct device *cd)
                media_device_unregister_entity(&vdev->entity);
 #endif
 
+       /* Do not call v4l2_device_put if there is no release callback set.
+        * Drivers that have no v4l2_device release callback might free the
+        * v4l2_dev instance in the video_device release callback below, so we
+        * must perform this check here.
+        *
+        * TODO: In the long run all drivers that use v4l2_device should use the
+        * v4l2_device release callback. This check will then be unnecessary.
+        */
+       if (v4l2_dev->release == NULL)
+               v4l2_dev = NULL;
+
        /* Release video_device and perform other
           cleanups as needed. */
        vdev->release(vdev);