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From: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	"Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@kernel.org>,
	Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@gmail.com>,
	Sjur Braendeland <sjur.brandeland@stericsson.com>,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: syzbot+f9d847b2b84164fa69f3@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] net: caif: fix memory leak in ldisc_receive
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:44:16 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260118174422.10257-1-osama.abdelkader@gmail.com> (raw)

Add NULL pointer checks for ser and ser->dev in ldisc_receive() to
prevent memory leaks when the function is called during device close
or in race conditions where tty->disc_data or ser->dev may be NULL.

The memory leak occurred because ser->dev was accessed before checking
if ser or ser->dev was NULL, which could cause a NULL pointer
dereference or use of freed memory. Additionally, set tty->disc_data
to NULL in ldisc_close() to prevent receive_buf() from using a freed
ser pointer after the line discipline is closed.

Reported-by: syzbot+f9d847b2b84164fa69f3@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f9d847b2b84164fa69f3
Fixes: 9b27105b4a44 ("net-caif-driver: add CAIF serial driver (ldisc)")
CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Osama Abdelkader <osama.abdelkader@gmail.com>
---
v2:
1.Combine NULL pointer checks for ser and ser->dev in ldisc_receive()
2.Set tty->disc_data = NULL in ldisc_close() to prevent receive_buf()
from using a freed ser pointer after close.
3.Add NULL pointer check for ser in ldisc_close()
---
 drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
index c398ac42eae9..970237a3ccca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ static void ldisc_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
 	int ret;
 
 	ser = tty->disc_data;
+	if (!ser || !ser->dev)
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: flags may contain information about break or overrun.
@@ -170,8 +172,6 @@ static void ldisc_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(ser->dev == NULL);
-
 	/* Get a suitable caif packet and copy in data. */
 	skb = netdev_alloc_skb(ser->dev, count+1);
 	if (skb == NULL)
@@ -355,11 +355,15 @@ static void ldisc_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct ser_device *ser = tty->disc_data;
 
+	if (!ser)
+		return;
+
 	tty_kref_put(ser->tty);
 
 	spin_lock(&ser_lock);
 	list_move(&ser->node, &ser_release_list);
 	spin_unlock(&ser_lock);
+	tty->disc_data = NULL;
 	schedule_work(&ser_release_work);
 }
 
-- 
2.43.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-01-18 17:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-18 17:44 Osama Abdelkader [this message]
2026-01-19  6:25 ` [PATCH v2] net: caif: fix memory leak in ldisc_receive Jiri Slaby
2026-01-19  6:36 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-01-19  6:58 ` Jiri Slaby
2026-01-19  7:00   ` Jiri Slaby
2026-01-24 19:10     ` Osama Abdelkader

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