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Re: [PATCH] net: wireless: b43: Avoid possible double calls to b43_one_core_detach()

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Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In b43_request_firmware(), when ieee80211_register_hw() fails,
> b43_one_core_detach() is called. In b43_bcma_remove() and
> b43_ssb_remove(), b43_one_core_detach() is called again. In this case, 
> null-pointer dereferences and double-free problems can occur when 
> the driver is removed.
>
> To fix this bug, the call to b43_one_core_detach() in
> b43_request_firmware() is deleted.
>
> This bug is found by a runtime fuzzing tool named FIZZER written by us.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c | 7 +------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

You can use just "b43:" as prefix, no need to have "net:" nor
"wireless:" in the title. I'll fix it this time, but please use correct
style in the future.

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches#commit_title_is_wrong

-- 
Kalle Valo



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