Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer checks after RX/TX submission

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 10:27:54AM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 16. 01. 24, 15:16, Kuen-Han Tsai wrote:
> > Commit ffd603f21423 ("usb: gadget: u_serial: Add null pointer check in
> > gs_start_io") adds null pointer checks to gs_start_io(), but it doesn't
> > fully fix the potential null pointer dereference issue. While
> > gserial_connect() calls gs_start_io() with port_lock held, gs_start_rx()
> > and gs_start_tx() release the lock during endpoint request submission.
> > This creates a window where gs_close() could set port->port_tty to NULL,
> > leading to a dereference when the lock is reacquired.
> > 
> > This patch adds a null pointer check for port->port_tty after RX/TX
> > submission, and removes the initial null pointer check in gs_start_io()
> > since the caller must hold port_lock and guarantee non-null values for
> > port_usb and port_tty.
> 
> Or you switch to tty_port refcounting and need not fiddling with this at all
> ;).

I agree, Kuen-Han, why not do that instead?

thanks,

greg k-h