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If on iwl_dump_nic_event_log() error occurs before that function
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initialize buf, we process uninitiated pointer in
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iwl_dbgfs_log_event_read() and can hit "BUG at mm/slub.c:3409"
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Resolves:
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=951241
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Reported-by: ian.odette@eprize.com
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Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
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Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@redhat.com>
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---
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Patch is only compile tested, but I'm sure it fixes the problem.
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 drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c | 16 ++++++++--------
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 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c
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index 7b8178b..cb6dd58 100644
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--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c
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+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c
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@@ -2237,15 +2237,15 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_log_event_read(struct file *file,
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 					 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
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 {
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 	struct iwl_priv *priv = file->private_data;
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-	char *buf;
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-	int pos = 0;
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-	ssize_t ret = -ENOMEM;
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+	char *buf = NULL;
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+	ssize_t ret;
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-	ret = pos = iwl_dump_nic_event_log(priv, true, &buf, true);
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-	if (buf) {
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-		ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, pos);
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-		kfree(buf);
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-	}
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+	ret = iwl_dump_nic_event_log(priv, true, &buf, true);
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+	if (ret < 0)
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+		goto err;
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+	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, ret);
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+err:
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+	kfree(buf);
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 	return ret;
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 }
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-- 
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1.7.11.7
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