If dlfb_usb_probe drops to error path then there is only one
kref_init() call and no kref_get(), so second kref_put() leads to
use after free.
The patch removes superfluous kref_put on dlfb_usb_probe error path.
Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
Signed-off-by: Anton Vasilyev <vasilyev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
index 05ef657..f71b49f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/udlfb.c
@@ -1655,7 +1655,6 @@ static int dlfb_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
error:
if (dev) {
- kref_put(&dev->kref, dlfb_free); /* ref for framebuffer */
kref_put(&dev->kref, dlfb_free); /* last ref from kref_init */
/* dev has been deallocated. Do not dereference */
--
2.7.4
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