Re: [PATCH] crypto: qce: fix uaf on qce_ahash_register_one

From: Thara Gopinath
Date: Fri Nov 05 2021 - 17:10:16 EST




On 11/4/21 9:38 AM, Chengfeng Ye wrote:
Pointer base points to sub field of tmpl, it
is dereferenced after tmpl is freed. Fix
this by accessing base before free tmpl.

Fixes: ec8f5d8f ("crypto: qce - Qualcomm crypto engine driver")
Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <cyeaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Thara Gopinath <thara.gopinath@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c b/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
index 8e6fcf2c21cc..59159f5e64e5 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qce/sha.c
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ static int qce_ahash_register_one(const struct qce_ahash_def *def,
ret = crypto_register_ahash(alg);
if (ret) {
- kfree(tmpl);
dev_err(qce->dev, "%s registration failed\n", base->cra_name);
+ kfree(tmpl);
return ret;
}


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Warm Regards
Thara (She/Her/Hers)