From: Tianchu Chen <tianchu.chen@linux.dev>
To: arnd@arndb.de, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] char: applicom: fix NULL pointer dereference in ac_ioctl
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:53:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251128155323.a786fde92ebb926cbe96fcb1@linux.dev> (raw)
From: Tianchu Chen <flynnnchen@tencent.com>
Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine.
In ac_ioctl, the validation of IndexCard and the check for a valid
RamIO pointer are skipped when cmd is 6. However, the function
unconditionally executes readb(apbs[IndexCard].RamIO + VERS) at the
end.
If cmd is 6, IndexCard may reference a board that does not exist
(where RamIO is NULL), leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
Fix this by skipping the readb access when cmd is 6, as this
command is a global information query and does not target a specific
board context.
Signed-off-by: Tianchu Chen <flynnnchen@tencent.com>
---
drivers/char/applicom.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/applicom.c b/drivers/char/applicom.c
index 9fed9706d..c138c468f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/applicom.c
+++ b/drivers/char/applicom.c
@@ -835,7 +835,10 @@ static long ac_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
ret = -ENOTTY;
break;
}
- Dummy = readb(apbs[IndexCard].RamIO + VERS);
+
+ if (cmd != 6)
+ Dummy = readb(apbs[IndexCard].RamIO + VERS);
+
kfree(adgl);
mutex_unlock(&ac_mutex);
return ret;
--
2.39.5
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2025-11-28 7:53 Tianchu Chen [this message]
2025-11-28 12:17 ` [PATCH] char: applicom: fix NULL pointer dereference in ac_ioctl Arnd Bergmann
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