[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] media: dvb-frontends: w7090p: fix null-ptr-deref in w7090p_tuner_write_serpar and w7090p_tuner_read_serpar

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

From: Alex Guo <alexguo1023@gmail.com>

[ Upstream commit ed0234c8458b3149f15e496b48a1c9874dd24a1b ]

In w7090p_tuner_write_serpar, msg is controlled by user. When msg[0].buf is null and msg[0].len is zero, former checks on msg[0].buf would be passed. If accessing msg[0].buf[2] without sanity check, null pointer deref would happen. We add
check on msg[0].len to prevent crash.

Similar commit: commit 0ed554fd769a ("media: dvb-usb: az6027: fix null-ptr-deref in az6027_i2c_xfer()")

Signed-off-by: Alex Guo <alexguo1023@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250616013353.738790-1-alexguo1023@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**Backport Status: YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. Here's my
extensive analysis:

## Security Impact Analysis

This commit fixes a **critical null pointer dereference vulnerability**
in the DVB frontend driver that can be triggered by user-controlled
input through the I2C interface. The vulnerability exists in two
functions:

1. **w7090p_tuner_write_serpar()** - Lines 2196, 2205 in the original
   code access `msg[0].buf[0]`, `msg[0].buf[1]`, and `msg[0].buf[2]`
   without checking if `msg[0].len >= 3`

2. **w7090p_tuner_read_serpar()** - Lines 2215, 2234-2235 in the
   original code access `msg[0].buf[0]` and `msg[1].buf[0-1]` without
   checking buffer lengths

## Why This Qualifies for Stable Backport

### 1. **Fixes a Real Security Bug**
- The commit addresses a genuine null pointer dereference that can cause
  kernel crashes
- The vulnerability is triggered through user-controlled I2C messages,
  making it exploitable
- Similar to CVE-class vulnerabilities in other DVB drivers (referenced
  commit 0ed554fd769a)

### 2. **Small and Contained Fix**
- Only 4 lines of actual code changes (2 check additions)
- Well under the 100-line limit for stable patches
- Changes are isolated to two specific functions with no architectural
  modifications

### 3. **Obviously Correct**
- The fix adds simple boundary checks before array access: `if
  (msg[0].len < 3)` and `if (msg[0].len < 1 || msg[1].len < 2)`
- Returns `-EOPNOTSUPP` when buffers are too small, preventing the
  dereference
- Pattern matches other similar fixes in the DVB subsystem

### 4. **User Impact**
- Without this fix, malicious or malformed I2C messages can crash the
  kernel
- Affects users of DVB tuner hardware using the dib7000p frontend
- Could be exploited locally by any process with I2C device access

### 5. **Precedent from Similar Fixes**
- The commit message references a nearly identical fix (commit
  0ed554fd769a) for the az6027 driver
- Multiple similar null-ptr-deref fixes have been backported to stable
  for DVB drivers
- This represents a known pattern of vulnerabilities in DVB I2C message
  handling

### 6. **No Risk of Regression**
- The added checks are defensive and only reject invalid inputs that
  would have crashed
- Does not change any existing valid code paths
- Returns standard error codes that callers already handle

The vulnerability allows local attackers with I2C device access to
trigger kernel crashes by sending specially crafted messages with null
buffers but non-zero lengths. The fix is minimal, correct, and follows
established patterns for similar vulnerabilities in the DVB subsystem.

 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.c
index 360a2d7dd3ed..7d3a994b7cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/dib7000p.c
@@ -2193,6 +2193,8 @@ static int w7090p_tuner_write_serpar(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_ms
 	struct dib7000p_state *state = i2c_get_adapdata(i2c_adap);
 	u8 n_overflow = 1;
 	u16 i = 1000;
+	if (msg[0].len < 3)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	u16 serpar_num = msg[0].buf[0];
 
 	while (n_overflow == 1 && i) {
@@ -2212,6 +2214,8 @@ static int w7090p_tuner_read_serpar(struct i2c_adapter *i2c_adap, struct i2c_msg
 	struct dib7000p_state *state = i2c_get_adapdata(i2c_adap);
 	u8 n_overflow = 1, n_empty = 1;
 	u16 i = 1000;
+	if (msg[0].len < 1 || msg[1].len < 2)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	u16 serpar_num = msg[0].buf[0];
 	u16 read_word;
 
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