Re: [PATCH 6.1.y] ssb: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ssb_device_uevent()

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 04:37:07PM +0800, jianqi.ren.cn@windriver.com wrote:
> From: Rand Deeb <rand.sec96@gmail.com>
> 
> [ Upstream commit 789c17185fb0f39560496c2beab9b57ce1d0cbe7 ]
> 
> The ssb_device_uevent() function first attempts to convert the 'dev' pointer
> to 'struct ssb_device *'. However, it mistakenly dereferences 'dev' before
> performing the NULL check, potentially leading to a NULL pointer
> dereference if 'dev' is NULL.
> 
> To fix this issue, move the NULL check before dereferencing the 'dev' pointer,
> ensuring that the pointer is valid before attempting to use it.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rand Deeb <rand.sec96@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
> Link: https://msgid.link/20240306123028.164155-1-rand.sec96@gmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Jianqi Ren <jianqi.ren.cn@windriver.com>
> Signed-off-by: He Zhe <zhe.he@windriver.com>
> ---
> Verified the build test.
> ---
>  drivers/ssb/main.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
> index d52e91258e98..aae50a5dfb57 100644
> --- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
> @@ -341,11 +341,13 @@ static int ssb_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
>  
>  static int ssb_device_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
>  {
> -	struct ssb_device *ssb_dev = dev_to_ssb_dev(dev);
> +	struct ssb_device *ssb_dev;
>  
>  	if (!dev)
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  
> +	ssb_dev = dev_to_ssb_dev(dev);

This patch does nothing, sorry.  It's impossible for dev to be null so
no need to verify this and I guess I'll go reject the cve that was
assigned to it as well as it's pointless.

thanks,

greg k-h