Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe

From	Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe
Date	2017-05-12 12:40 +0200
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Hi Guenter and Wim,

On Mon, Apr 03, 2017 at 07:05:46AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On 04/03/2017 01:36 AM, Johan Hovold wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 10:16:33AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> >> On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 01:49:45PM +0100, Johan Hovold wrote:
> >>> Make sure to check the number of endpoints to avoid dereferencing a
> >>> NULL-pointer should a malicious device lack endpoints.
> >>>
> >>> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> >>> Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
> >
> > Any progress on this one? I noticed you merged it to both the fixes and
> > next branches in your staging tree, Guenter (but it does not show up in
> > linux-next). Will you be sending it on to Linus?

> my watchdog staging trees are inofficial and not in linux-next.
> Wim is working on setting up a new server which will provide the
> official staging tree.
> 
> I asked Wim to push the pending patches. I'll do it if he asks me.

I noticed Guenter's watchdog branch is now in next, but the patches for
4.12 are still not in mainline. Have you guys decided who will be
sending them on to Linus this cycle?

Thanks,
Johan

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Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> - 2017-05-12 12:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-05-12 19:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> - 2017-05-14 15:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] watchdog: pcwd_usb: fix NULL-deref at probe Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be> - 2017-05-14 15:30 +0200

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