[PATCH] usbcore: usb_set_configuration oops (NULL ptr dereference)

From: Horst Schirmeier
Date: Thu Mar 09 2006 - 08:08:22 EST


When trying to deconfigure a device via usb_set_configuration(dev, 0),
2.6.16-rc kernels after 55c527187c9d78f840b284d596a0b298bc1493af oops
with "Unable to handle NULL pointer dereference at...". This is due to
an unchecked dereference of cp in the power budget part.

Signed-off-by: Horst Schirmeier <horst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---

diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/message.c b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
index 7135e54..96cabeb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/message.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/message.c
@@ -1388,11 +1388,13 @@ free_interfaces:
if (dev->state != USB_STATE_ADDRESS)
usb_disable_device (dev, 1); // Skip ep0

- i = dev->bus_mA - cp->desc.bMaxPower * 2;
- if (i < 0)
- dev_warn(&dev->dev, "new config #%d exceeds power "
- "limit by %dmA\n",
- configuration, -i);
+ if (cp) {
+ i = dev->bus_mA - cp->desc.bMaxPower * 2;
+ if (i < 0)
+ dev_warn(&dev->dev, "new config #%d exceeds power "
+ "limit by %dmA\n",
+ configuration, -i);
+ }

if ((ret = usb_control_msg(dev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev, 0),
USB_REQ_SET_CONFIGURATION, 0, configuration, 0,
-
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