From: Mikhail Zaslonko <zaslonko@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-s390@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>,
Ilya Leoshkevich <iii@linux.ibm.com>,
Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/3] s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_set_level()
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 15:07:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260903130733.709001-2-zaslonko@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260903130733.709001-1-zaslonko@linux.ibm.com>
Commit a2cec6863709 ("s390/debug: Add s390dbf kernel parameter")
incorrectly removed a null-id check from debug_set_level(), introducing
a possible NULL pointer dereference for debug-API users that put
debug_register() results unchecked into debug_set_level().
Fix this by moving the check from the internal _debug_set_level()
variant back to the external debug_set_level() wrapper.
Fixes: a2cec6863709 ("s390/debug: Add s390dbf kernel parameter")
Signed-off-by: Mikhail Zaslonko <zaslonko@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Peter Oberparleiter <oberpar@linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/s390/kernel/debug.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
index 14d2b58ad093..e06abf1dbc21 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
@@ -1074,9 +1074,6 @@ static void _debug_set_level(debug_info_t *id, int new_level)
{
unsigned long flags;
- if (!id)
- return;
-
if (new_level == DEBUG_OFF_LEVEL) {
pr_info("%s: switched off\n", id->name);
} else if ((new_level > DEBUG_MAX_LEVEL) || (new_level < 0)) {
@@ -1101,6 +1098,9 @@ static void _debug_set_level(debug_info_t *id, int new_level)
*/
void debug_set_level(debug_info_t *id, int new_level)
{
+ if (!id)
+ return;
+
/* Level specified via kernel parameter takes precedence */
debug_get_param(id->name, &new_level, NULL);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-03 13:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-03 13:07 [PATCH v3 0/3] s390/debug: Fix several s390dbf issues reported by AI scan Mikhail Zaslonko
2026-09-03 13:07 ` Mikhail Zaslonko [this message]
2026-09-03 13:16 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] s390/debug: Fix NULL pointer dereference in debug_set_level() sashiko-bot
2026-09-03 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] s390/debug: Do not repeat parameter override notice on debug_set_level() Mikhail Zaslonko
2026-09-03 13:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-03 13:07 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] s390/debug: Fix race between debug area resize and event logging Mikhail Zaslonko
2026-09-03 13:21 ` sashiko-bot
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