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Re: [PATCH] hw_random: Always drop the RNG in hwrng_unregister()

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Michael Büsch <m@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 
> enable_best_rng() is used in hwrng_unregister() to switch away from the
> currently active RNG, if that is the one currently being removed.
> However enable_best_rng() might fail, if the next RNG's init routine
> fails. In that case enable_best_rng() will return an error code and
> the currently active RNG will remain active.
> After unregistering this might lead to crashes due to use-after-free.
> 
> Fix this by dropping the currently active RNG, if enable_best_rng()
> failed. This will result in no RNG to be active, if the next-best
> one failed to initialize.
> 
> This problem was introduced by 142a27f0a731ddcf467546960a5585970ca98e21
> 
> 
> Reported-by: Wirz <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Wirz <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Büsch <m@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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