Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback function

["Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" <toke@toke.dk>]

Fedor Pchelkin <pchelkin@ispras.ru> writes:

> It is stated that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees the provided skb or
> passes its management to another callback function. However, the skb is
> not freed in case there is no another callback function, and Syzkaller was
> able to cause a memory leak. Also minor comment fix.
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
>
> Fixes: fb9987d0f748 ("ath9k_htc: Support for AR9271 chipset.")
> Reported-by: syzbot+e008dccab31bd3647609@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Reported-by: syzbot+6692c72009680f7c4eb2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Fedor Pchelkin <pchelkin@ispras.ru>
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@ispras.ru>
> ---
> v1->v2: added Reported-by tag
>
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
> index ca05b07a45e6..7d5041eb5f29 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
> @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void ath9k_htc_fw_panic_report(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
>   * HTC Messages are handled directly here and the obtained SKB
>   * is freed.
>   *
> - * Service messages (Data, WMI) passed to the corresponding
> + * Service messages (Data, WMI) are passed to the corresponding
>   * endpoint RX handlers, which have to free the SKB.
>   */
>  void ath9k_htc_rx_msg(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
> @@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ void ath9k_htc_rx_msg(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
>  		if (endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx)
>  			endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx(endpoint->ep_callbacks.priv,
>  						  skb, epid);
> +		else
> +			kfree_skb(skb);

Shouldn't this be 'goto invalid' like all the other error paths in that
function?

-Toke