linux/kernel/livepatch
Yafang Shao 1a38fd13c3 livepatch: Fix NULL pointer dereference in klp_find_func()
A NULL old_name in a newly loaded livepatch's function entry causes a
NULL pointer dereference in strcmp():

  klp_init_patch()
    klp_add_nops()
      klp_find_func()
        strcmp(old_func->old_name, func->old_name)

Add klp_check_patch() at the beginning of klp_enable_patch() to reject
patches with NULL old_name before they reach this code path.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/live-patching/20260529040130.95A9C1F00893@smtp.kernel.org/
Suggested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Suggested-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Tested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260628114635.33572-1-laoar.shao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
2026-07-07 12:54:37 +02:00
..
core.c livepatch: Fix NULL pointer dereference in klp_find_func() 2026-07-07 12:54:37 +02:00
core.h
Kconfig livepatch: Add CONFIG_KLP_BUILD 2025-10-14 14:50:18 -07:00
Makefile livepatch: Basic API to track system state changes 2019-11-01 13:08:14 +01:00
patch.c Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
patch.h
shadow.c Documentation: livepatch: Add livepatch API page 2021-12-23 11:35:53 +01:00
state.c kernel/: fix repeated words in comments 2020-10-16 11:11:19 -07:00
state.h livepatch: Allow to distinguish different version of system state changes 2019-11-01 13:08:19 +01:00
transition.c sched,livepatch: Untangle cond_resched() and live-patching 2025-05-14 13:16:24 +02:00
transition.h