commit 7d7e21fafdbc7fcf0854b877bd0975b487ed2717 upstream. Fix NULL-pointer dereferences on open() and write() which can be triggered by a malicious USB device. The current URB allocation helper would fail to initialise the newly allocated URB if the device has unexpected endpoint descriptors, something which could lead NULL-pointer dereferences in a number of open() and write() paths when accessing the URB. For example: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... RIP: 0010:usb_clear_halt+0x11/0xc0 ... Call Trace: ? tty_port_open+0x4d/0xd0 keyspan_open+0x70/0x160 [keyspan] serial_port_activate+0x5b/0x80 [usbserial] tty_port_open+0x7b/0xd0 ? check_tty_count+0x43/0xa0 tty_open+0xf1/0x490 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... RIP: 0010:keyspan_write+0x14e/0x1f3 [keyspan] ... Call Trace: serial_write+0x43/0xa0 [usbserial] n_tty_write+0x1af/0x4f0 ? do_wait_intr_irq+0x80/0x80 ? process_echoes+0x60/0x60 tty_write+0x13f/0x2f0 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... RIP: 0010:keyspan_usa26_send_setup+0x298/0x305 [keyspan] ... Call Trace: keyspan_open+0x10f/0x160 [keyspan] serial_port_activate+0x5b/0x80 [usbserial] tty_port_open+0x7b/0xd0 ? check_tty_count+0x43/0xa0 tty_open+0xf1/0x490 Fixes: fdcba53e2d58 ("fix for bugzilla #7544 (keyspan USB-to-serial converter)") Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 2.6.21 Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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