On 3/28/24 3:35 AM, Maxim Korotkov wrote:
> When initializing the pcc by calling acpi_driver_data(), the "device"
> pointer was dereferenced without checking for NULL. This seems like
> a logical mistake.
>
> Added a pointer check to ensure that it is valid
> before using it for pcc initialization.
>
> Found by Security Code and Linux Verification Center(linuxtesting.org)
>
> Fixes: 709ee531c153 ("panasonic-laptop: add Panasonic Let's Note laptop extras driver v0.94")
Since this is a remove function within kernel, is there any change for
device being NULL?
> Signed-off-by: Maxim Korotkov <korotkov.maxim.s@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/panasonic-laptop.c | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/panasonic-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/panasonic-laptop.c
> index cf845ee1c7b1..de29758b0384 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/panasonic-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/panasonic-laptop.c
> @@ -1067,9 +1067,12 @@ static int acpi_pcc_hotkey_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>
> static void acpi_pcc_hotkey_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
> {
> - struct pcc_acpi *pcc = acpi_driver_data(device);
> + struct pcc_acpi *pcc;
>
> - if (!device || !pcc)
> + if (!device)
> + return;
> + pcc = acpi_driver_data(device);
> + if (!pcc)
> return;
>
> i8042_remove_filter(panasonic_i8042_filter);
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Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer
