From: Aditya Kumar Singh Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:26:33 +0000 (+0530) Subject: wifi: ath12k: fix read pointer after free in ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev() X-Git-Tag: block-6.14-20240131~28^2~20^2~2^2~57 X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5a10971c7645a95f5d5dc23c26fbac4bf61801d0;p=linux-block.git wifi: ath12k: fix read pointer after free in ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev() In ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev(), if arvif is created on a different radio, it gets deleted from that radio through a call to ath12k_mac_unassign_link_vif(). This action frees the arvif pointer. Subsequently, there is a check involving arvif, which will result in a read-after-free scenario. Fix this by moving this check after arvif is again assigned via call to ath12k_mac_assign_link_vif(). Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00173-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 Closes: https://scan5.scan.coverity.com/#/project-view/63541/10063?selectedIssue=1636423 Fixes: b5068bc9180d ("wifi: ath12k: Cache vdev configs before vdev create") Signed-off-by: Aditya Kumar Singh Acked-by: Jeff Johnson Acked-by: Kalle Valo Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241210-read_after_free-v1-1-969f69c7d66c@quicinc.com Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson --- diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c index c4eab4c1c10e..47a80d28d1d7 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c @@ -8064,9 +8064,6 @@ static struct ath12k *ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, ab = ar->ab; - if (arvif->is_created) - goto flush; - /* Assign arvif again here since previous radio switch block * would've unassigned and cleared it. */ @@ -8077,6 +8074,9 @@ static struct ath12k *ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, goto unlock; } + if (arvif->is_created) + goto flush; + if (ar->num_created_vdevs > (TARGET_NUM_VDEVS - 1)) { ath12k_warn(ab, "failed to create vdev, reached max vdev limit %d\n", TARGET_NUM_VDEVS);