The patch titled
SCSI sd: udev accessing an uninitialized scsi_disk results in a crash
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
scsi-sd-udev-accessing-an-uninitialized-scsi_disk-results-in-a-crash.patch
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Subject: SCSI sd: udev accessing an uninitialized scsi_disk results in a crash
From: Nagendra Singh Tomar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
sd_probe() calls class_device_add() even before initializing the
sdkp->device variable. class_device_add() eventually results in the user
mode udev program to be called. udev program can read the the
allow_restart attribute of the newly created scsi device. This is
resulting in a crash as the show function for allow_restart (i.e
sd_show_allow_restart) returns the attribute value by reading the
sdkp->device->allow_restart variable. As the sdkp->device is not
initialized before calling the user mode hotplug helper, this results in a
crash.
The patch solves it by calling class_device_add() only after the necessary
fields in the scsi_disk structure are initialized properly.
Signed-off-by: Nagendra Singh Tomar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: James Bottomley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
drivers/scsi/sd.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff -puN
drivers/scsi/sd.c~scsi-sd-udev-accessing-an-uninitialized-scsi_disk-results-in-a-crash
drivers/scsi/sd.c
---
a/drivers/scsi/sd.c~scsi-sd-udev-accessing-an-uninitialized-scsi_disk-results-in-a-crash
+++ a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1647,16 +1647,6 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
if (error)
goto out_put;
- class_device_initialize(&sdkp->cdev);
- sdkp->cdev.dev = &sdp->sdev_gendev;
- sdkp->cdev.class = &sd_disk_class;
- strncpy(sdkp->cdev.class_id, sdp->sdev_gendev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
-
- if (class_device_add(&sdkp->cdev))
- goto out_put;
-
- get_device(&sdp->sdev_gendev);
-
sdkp->device = sdp;
sdkp->driver = &sd_template;
sdkp->disk = gd;
@@ -1670,6 +1660,16 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
sdp->timeout = SD_MOD_TIMEOUT;
}
+ class_device_initialize(&sdkp->cdev);
+ sdkp->cdev.dev = &sdp->sdev_gendev;
+ sdkp->cdev.class = &sd_disk_class;
+ strncpy(sdkp->cdev.class_id, sdp->sdev_gendev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
+
+ if (class_device_add(&sdkp->cdev))
+ goto out_put;
+
+ get_device(&sdp->sdev_gendev);
+
gd->major = sd_major((index & 0xf0) >> 4);
gd->first_minor = ((index & 0xf) << 4) | (index & 0xfff00);
gd->minors = 16;
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] are
scsi-sd-udev-accessing-an-uninitialized-scsi_disk-results-in-a-crash.patch
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