[PATCH] cfg80211: fix use-after-free in reg_process_hint()

[PATCH] cfg80211: fix use-after-free in reg_process_hint()

[Yu Zhao]

reg_process_hint_country_ie() can free regulatory_request and return
REG_REQ_ALREADY_SET. We shouldn't use regulatory_request after it's
called. KASAN error was observed when this happens.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in reg_process_hint+0x839/0x8aa [cfg80211]
Read of size 4 at addr ffff8800c430d434 by task kworker/1:3/89
<snipped>
Workqueue: events reg_todo [cfg80211]
Call Trace:
 dump_stack+0xc1/0x10c
 ? _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x1ad/0x1ad
 ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa0/0xd2
 print_address_description+0x86/0x26f
 ? reg_process_hint+0x839/0x8aa [cfg80211]
 kasan_report+0x241/0x29b
 reg_process_hint+0x839/0x8aa [cfg80211]
 reg_todo+0x204/0x5b9 [cfg80211]
 process_one_work+0x55f/0x8d0
 ? worker_detach_from_pool+0x1b5/0x1b5
 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x65/0xdd
 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xf3/0xf3
 worker_thread+0x5dd/0x841
 ? kthread_parkme+0x1d/0x1d
 kthread+0x270/0x285
 ? pr_cont_work+0xe3/0xe3
 ? rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace+0xca/0xca
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40

Allocated by task 2718:
 set_track+0x63/0xfa
 __kmalloc+0x119/0x1ac
 regulatory_hint_country_ie+0x38/0x329 [cfg80211]
 __cfg80211_connect_result+0x854/0xadd [cfg80211]
 cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp+0x3bc/0x4f0 [cfg80211]
smsc95xx v1.0.6
 ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt+0x1803/0x7ed5 [mac80211]
 ieee80211_iface_work+0x411/0x696 [mac80211]
 process_one_work+0x55f/0x8d0
 worker_thread+0x5dd/0x841
 kthread+0x270/0x285
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40

Freed by task 89:
 set_track+0x63/0xfa
 kasan_slab_free+0x6a/0x87
 kfree+0xdc/0x470
 reg_process_hint+0x31e/0x8aa [cfg80211]
 reg_todo+0x204/0x5b9 [cfg80211]
 process_one_work+0x55f/0x8d0
 worker_thread+0x5dd/0x841
 kthread+0x270/0x285
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40
<snipped>

Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com>
---
 net/wireless/reg.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 765dedb12361..24cfa2776f50 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2661,11 +2661,12 @@ static void reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
 {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy = NULL;
 	enum reg_request_treatment treatment;
+	enum nl80211_reg_initiator initiator = reg_request->initiator;
 
 	if (reg_request->wiphy_idx != WIPHY_IDX_INVALID)
 		wiphy = wiphy_idx_to_wiphy(reg_request->wiphy_idx);
 
-	switch (reg_request->initiator) {
+	switch (initiator) {
 	case NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE:
 		treatment = reg_process_hint_core(reg_request);
 		break;
@@ -2683,7 +2684,7 @@ static void reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
 		treatment = reg_process_hint_country_ie(wiphy, reg_request);
 		break;
 	default:
-		WARN(1, "invalid initiator %d\n", reg_request->initiator);
+		WARN(1, "invalid initiator %d\n", initiator);
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
@@ -2698,7 +2699,7 @@ static void reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
 	 */
 	if (treatment == REG_REQ_ALREADY_SET && wiphy &&
 	    wiphy->regulatory_flags & REGULATORY_STRICT_REG) {
-		wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, reg_request->initiator);
+		wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, initiator);
 		wiphy_all_share_dfs_chan_state(wiphy);
 		reg_check_channels();
 	}
-- 
2.19.0.605.g01d371f741-goog