From: Parker Newman <pnewman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> If a port fails to register with serial8250_register_8250_port the kernel can crash when shutting down or module removal. This is because "priv->line[i]" will be set to a negative error code andin the exar_pci_remove function serial8250_unregister_port is called without checking if the "priv->line[i]" value is valid. Signed-off-by: Parker Newman <pnewman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c index d8425113a9f1..1c6343ed76e9 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_exar.c @@ -1675,7 +1675,8 @@ static void exar_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pcidev) unsigned int i; for (i = 0; i < priv->nr; i++) - serial8250_unregister_port(priv->line[i]); + if (priv->line[i] >= 0) + serial8250_unregister_port(priv->line[i]); /* Ensure that every init quirk is properly torn down */ if (priv->board->exit) -- 2.43.2