[PATCH] net/cdc_ncm: fix null pointer panic at usbnet_link_change

From: Du, ChangbinX
Date: Mon Oct 28 2013 - 23:30:53 EST


From: "Du, Changbin" <changbinx.du@xxxxxxxxx>

In cdc_ncm_bind() function, it call cdc_ncm_bind_common() to setup usb.
But cdc_ncm_bind_common() may meet error and cause usbnet_disconnect()
be called which calls free_netdev(net). Thus usbnet structure(alloced
with net_device structure) will be freed,too.
So we cannot call usbnet_link_change() if cdc_ncm_bind_common() return
error.

BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000078
EIP is at usbnet_link_change+0x1e/0x80
Call Trace:
[<c24bc69a>] cdc_ncm_bind+0x3a/0x50
[<c24b8d32>] usbnet_probe+0x282/0x7d0
[<c2167f2c>] ? sysfs_new_dirent+0x6c/0x100
[<c2821253>] ? mutex_lock+0x13/0x40
[<c24bb278>] cdc_ncm_probe+0x8/0x10
[<c24e0ef7>] usb_probe_interface+0x187/0x2c0
[<c23caa8a>] ? driver_sysfs_add+0x6a/0x90
[<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90
[<c23caf14>] driver_probe_device+0x74/0x360
[<c24e07b1>] ? usb_match_id+0x41/0x60
[<c24e081e>] ? usb_device_match+0x4e/0x90
[<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90
[<c23cb2c9>] __device_attach+0x39/0x50
[<c23c93f4>] bus_for_each_drv+0x34/0x70
[<c23cae2b>] device_attach+0x7b/0x90
[<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90
[<c23ca38f>] bus_probe_device+0x6f/0x90
[<c23c8a08>] device_add+0x558/0x630
[<c24e4821>] ? usb_create_ep_devs+0x71/0xd0
[<c24dd0db>] ? create_intf_ep_devs+0x4b/0x70
[<c24df2bf>] usb_set_configuration+0x4bf/0x800
[<c23cb290>] ? __driver_attach+0x90/0x90
[<c24e809b>] generic_probe+0x2b/0x90
[<c24e105c>] usb_probe_device+0x2c/0x70
[<c23caf14>] driver_probe_device+0x74/0x360

Signed-off-by: Du, Changbin <changbinx.du@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index 43afde8..af37ecf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -603,14 +603,15 @@ static int cdc_ncm_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)

/* NCM data altsetting is always 1 */
ret = cdc_ncm_bind_common(dev, intf, 1);
-
- /*
- * We should get an event when network connection is "connected" or
- * "disconnected". Set network connection in "disconnected" state
- * (carrier is OFF) during attach, so the IP network stack does not
- * start IPv6 negotiation and more.
- */
- usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
+ if (!ret) {
+ /*
+ * We should get an event when network connection is "connected"
+ * or "disconnected". Set network connection in "disconnected"
+ * state (carrier is OFF) during attach, so the IP network stack
+ * does not start IPv6 negotiation and more.
+ */
+ usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
+ }
return ret;
}

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