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-rw-r--r--include/sound/core.h1
-rw-r--r--sound/core/init.c28
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index b7e9b58d3c78..6d4cc49584c6 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ int snd_card_disconnect(struct snd_card *card);
void snd_card_disconnect_sync(struct snd_card *card);
int snd_card_free(struct snd_card *card);
int snd_card_free_when_closed(struct snd_card *card);
+int snd_card_free_on_error(struct device *dev, int ret);
void snd_card_set_id(struct snd_card *card, const char *id);
int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card);
int snd_card_info_init(void);
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 31ba7024e3ad..726a8353201f 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ static void __snd_card_release(struct device *dev, void *data)
* snd_card_register(), the very first devres action to call snd_card_free()
* is added automatically. In that way, the resource disconnection is assured
* at first, then released in the expected order.
+ *
+ * If an error happens at the probe before snd_card_register() is called and
+ * there have been other devres resources, you'd need to free the card manually
+ * via snd_card_free() call in the error; otherwise it may lead to UAF due to
+ * devres call orders. You can use snd_card_free_on_error() helper for
+ * handling it more easily.
*/
int snd_devm_card_new(struct device *parent, int idx, const char *xid,
struct module *module, size_t extra_size,
@@ -235,6 +241,28 @@ int snd_devm_card_new(struct device *parent, int idx, const char *xid,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_devm_card_new);
+/**
+ * snd_card_free_on_error - a small helper for handling devm probe errors
+ * @dev: the managed device object
+ * @ret: the return code from the probe callback
+ *
+ * This function handles the explicit snd_card_free() call at the error from
+ * the probe callback. It's just a small helper for simplifying the error
+ * handling with the managed devices.
+ */
+int snd_card_free_on_error(struct device *dev, int ret)
+{
+ struct snd_card *card;
+
+ if (!ret)
+ return 0;
+ card = devres_find(dev, __snd_card_release, NULL, NULL);
+ if (card)
+ snd_card_free(card);
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_card_free_on_error);
+
static int snd_card_init(struct snd_card *card, struct device *parent,
int idx, const char *xid, struct module *module,
size_t extra_size)