3.0-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx> commit d19f503e22316a84c39bc19445e0e4fdd49b3532 upstream. device->driver_data needs to be cleared when releasing its data, mem_device, in an error path of acpi_memory_device_add(). The function evaluates the _CRS of memory device objects, and fails when it gets an unexpected resource or cannot allocate memory. A kernel crash or data corruption may occur when the kernel accesses the stale pointer. Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c @@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct /* Get the range from the _CRS */ result = acpi_memory_get_device_resources(mem_device); if (result) { + device->driver_data = NULL; kfree(mem_device); return result; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html