From: Ralf Baechle <r...@linux-mips.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:35:31 +0100
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 04:05:49PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>
>> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] mkiss: Fix use after free in sixpack_close().
>
> Make that subject "... mkiss_close()."
Durrr... indeed. Thanks for catching that.
Committed as follows:
====================
[PATCH] mkiss: Fix use after free in mkiss_close().
Need to do the unregister_device() after all references to the driver
private have been done.
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <da...@davemloft.net>
---
drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 216bfd3..0b72b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -798,13 +798,13 @@ static void mkiss_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ax->refcnt))
down(&ax->dead_sem);
- unregister_netdev(ax->dev);
-
/* Free all AX25 frame buffers. */
kfree(ax->rbuff);
kfree(ax->xbuff);
ax->tty = NULL;
+
+ unregister_netdev(ax->dev);
}
/* Perform I/O control on an active ax25 channel. */
--
2.4.1
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