From: Yi Cong <cong.yi@linux.dev>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix double free when register_netdev() fails
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:59:58 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260730060000.1944670-3-cong.yi@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260730060000.1944670-1-cong.yi@linux.dev>
From: Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>
When register_netdev() fails, the error_register_netdev label in
_rtw_drv_register_netdev() frees the adapter and netdev via
rtw_free_drv_sw()/rtw_free_netdev() and then returns _FAIL.
The caller rtw_drv_init(), however, still holds a non-NULL if1 on this
failure path and jumps to free_if1, where rtw_sdio_if1_deinit() invokes
rtw_free_drv_sw() and rtw_free_netdev() again on the same already-freed
objects, resulting in a double free / use-after-free.
Drop the freeing from error_register_netdev and let rtw_sdio_if1_deinit()
perform the tear-down, which is the single owner for this path.
Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Signed-off-by: Yi Cong <yicong@kylinos.cn>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c | 14 ++------------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index f31196f54b3e0..84633a51e2db7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -754,7 +754,6 @@ u8 rtw_free_drv_sw(struct adapter *padapter)
static int _rtw_drv_register_netdev(struct adapter *padapter, char *name)
{
- int ret = _SUCCESS;
struct net_device *pnetdev = padapter->pnetdev;
/* alloc netdev name */
@@ -765,19 +764,10 @@ static int _rtw_drv_register_netdev(struct adapter *padapter, char *name)
/* Tell the network stack we exist */
if (register_netdev(pnetdev) != 0) {
- ret = _FAIL;
- goto error_register_netdev;
+ return _FAIL;
}
- return ret;
-
-error_register_netdev:
-
- rtw_free_drv_sw(padapter);
-
- rtw_free_netdev(pnetdev);
-
- return ret;
+ return _SUCCESS;
}
int rtw_drv_register_netdev(struct adapter *if1)
--
2.25.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-30 6:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-30 5:59 [PATCH v2 0/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix several memory-safety bugs Yi Cong
2026-07-30 5:59 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] staging: rtl8723bs: free HalData with vfree, not kfree Yi Cong
2026-07-30 5:59 ` Yi Cong [this message]
2026-07-30 7:38 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix double free when register_netdev() fails Greg KH
2026-07-30 5:59 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix NULL deref in c2h_wk_callback() on alloc failure Yi Cong
2026-07-30 6:00 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix NULL deref on bcmc station lookup in defrag path Yi Cong
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