[PATCH] wifi: ath11k: Fix double free issue during SRNG deinit

Balaji Pothunoori quic_bpothuno at quicinc.com
Sun Aug 25 22:33:26 PDT 2024


From: Manikanta Pubbisetty <quic_mpubbise at quicinc.com>

Currently struct ath11k_hal::srng_config pointer is not assigned
to NULL after freeing the memory in ath11k_hal_srng_deinit().
This could lead to double free issue in a scenario where
ath11k_hal_srng_deinit() is invoked back to back.

In the current code, although the chances are very low, the above
said scenario could happen when hardware recovery has failed and
then there is another FW assert where ath11k_hal_srng_deinit() is
invoked once again as part of recovery.

Fix this by assigning the struct ath11k_hal::srng_config pointer
to NULL after freeing the memory.

Tested-on: WCN6750 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.MSL.1.0.1-00887-QCAMSLSWPLZ-1
Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.16
Tested-on: IPQ5018 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.6.0.1-00861-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Signed-off-by: Manikanta Pubbisetty <quic_mpubbise at quicinc.com>
Signed-off-by: Balaji Pothunoori <quic_bpothuno at quicinc.com>
---
Resending the original patch as standalone patch:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20230417054145.12359-2-quic_mpubbise@quicinc.com/

 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c
index f02599bd1c36..61f4b6dd5380 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c
@@ -1351,6 +1351,7 @@ void ath11k_hal_srng_deinit(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	ath11k_hal_free_cont_rdp(ab);
 	ath11k_hal_free_cont_wrp(ab);
 	kfree(hal->srng_config);
+	hal->srng_config = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_hal_srng_deinit);
 
-- 
2.17.1




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