Re: [PATCH] firmware: Always initialize the fw_priv list object

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On Mon, Oct 01, 2018 at 03:27:03PM +0200, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 12:34:15AM -0700, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> > On Wed 19 Sep 22:22 PDT 2018, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 
> > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 06:09:38PM -0700, Bjorn Andersson wrote:
> > > > When freeing the fw_priv the item is taken off the list. This causes an
> > > > oops in the FW_OPT_NOCACHE case as the list object is not initialized.
> > > > 
> > > > Make sure to initialize the list object regardless of this flag.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes: 422b3db2a503 ("firmware: Fix security issue with request_firmware_into_buf()")
> > > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Cc: Rishabh Bhatnagar <rishabhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c | 7 +++++--
> > > >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > Is this being triggered by some hardware somewhere today?  Or is this
> > > just a fix found by code inspection?
> > > 
> > 
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > Yes, I found this issue while attempting to load the firmware and boot
> > one of the DSPs on one of my Qualcomm dev boards after v4.19-rc4 and it
> > can be reproduced on the upstream Dragonboard 820c.
> 
> I still see this issue on v4.19-rc6.
> 
> It would be nice if this fix gets merged before v4.19 gets released.

This is the first I hear of this and this patch, so you should re-send
it and I can review it. Also please Cc Rishabh.

Rishabh, had you heard of this and can you confirm as well as
422b3db2a503 was your commit?

  Luis



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