Kill the submitted URB in brcmf_usb_dl_cmd if the request timed out. This
assures the URB is never submitted twice. It also prevents a possible
use-after-free of the URB transfer buffer if a timeout occurs.
Signed-off-by: Mathy Vanhoef <vanhoefm@xxxxxxxxx>
---
For a discussion about this patch and the underlying problem, see the mails
with as subject "[PATCH] brcmfmac: unlink URB when request timed out".
drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
index 5265aa7..4572def 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
@@ -738,10 +738,12 @@ static int brcmf_usb_dl_cmd(struct brcmf_usbdev_info *devinfo, u8 cmd,
goto finalize;
}
- if (!brcmf_usb_ioctl_resp_wait(devinfo))
+ if (!brcmf_usb_ioctl_resp_wait(devinfo)) {
+ usb_kill_urb(devinfo->ctl_urb);
ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
- else
+ } else {
memcpy(buffer, tmpbuf, buflen);
+ }
finalize:
kfree(tmpbuf);
--
1.7.10.4
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