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There exists a null pointer dereference in simple_xattrs_free() as
part of the __kernfs_new_node() routine. Within __kernfs_new_node(),
err_out4 calls simple_xattr_free(), but kn->iattr may be NULL if
__kernfs_setattr() was never called. As a result, the first argument to
simple_xattrs_free() may be NULL + 0x38, and no NULL check is done
internally, causing an incorrect pointer dereference.
Add a check to ensure kn->iattr is not NULL, meaning __kernfs_setattr()
has been called and kn->iattr is allocated. Note that struct kernfs_node
kn is allocated with kmem_cache_zalloc, so we can assume kn->iattr will
be NULL if not allocated.
An alternative fix could be to not call simple_xattrs_free() at all. As
was previously discussed during the initial patch, simple_xattrs_free()
is not strictly needed and is included to be consistent with
kernfs_free_rcu(), which also helps the function maintain correctness if
changes are made in __kernfs_new_node().
Reported-by: syzbot+6aaf7f48ae034ab0ea97@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6aaf7f48ae034ab0ea97
Fixes:
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| .. | ||
| dir.c | ||
| file.c | ||
| inode.c | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| kernfs-internal.h | ||
| Makefile | ||
| mount.c | ||
| symlink.c | ||