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When\nthere is failure with auxiliary_device_add(), driver will call\nauxiliary_device_uninit(), which call put_device(). So that the\n.release callback will be triggered to free the memory associated\nwith the auxiliary_device.\n\nMove the kfree(nvm) into the auxiliary_device_init() failure path\nand remove the err goto path to fix below error.\n\n\"\n[ 13.232905] ==================================================================\n[ 13.232911] BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]\n[ 13.233112] Free of addr ffff888120635000 by task systemd-udevd/273\n\n[ 13.233120] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 273 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2-lgci-xe-kernel+ #225 PREEMPT(voluntary)\n...\n[ 13.233125] Call Trace:\n[ 13.233126] <TASK>\n[ 13.233127] dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0xc0\n[ 13.233132] print_report+0xce/0x610\n[ 13.233136] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x5d/0x1e0\n[ 13.233139] ? xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]\n...\n\"\n\nv2: drop err goto path. (Alexander)\n\n(cherry picked from commit a3187c0c2bbd947ffff97f90d077ac88f9c2a215)"}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\ndrm/xe/nvm: Corrige doble liberaci\u00f3n en fallo de adici\u00f3n de aux\n\nDespu\u00e9s de una exitosa auxiliary_device_init(), aux_dev-&gt;dev.release (xe_nvm_release_dev()) es responsable de la kfree(nvm). Cuando hay un fallo con auxiliary_device_add(), el controlador llamar\u00e1 a auxiliary_device_uninit(), que llama a put_device(). De modo que la devoluci\u00f3n de llamada .release se activar\u00e1 para liberar la memoria asociada con el auxiliary_device.\n\nMueve la kfree(nvm) a la ruta de fallo de auxiliary_device_init() y elimina la ruta err goto para corregir el error a continuaci\u00f3n.\n\n[ 13.232905] ==================================================================\n[ 13.232911] BUG: KASAN: double-free in xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]\n[ 13.233112] Free of addr ffff888120635000 by task systemd-udevd/273\n\n[ 13.233120] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 273 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2-lgci-xe-kernel+ #225 PREEMPT(voluntary)\n...\n[ 13.233125] Call Trace:\n[ 13.233126] \n[ 13.233127] dump_stack_lvl+0x7f/0xc0\n[ 13.233132] print_report+0xce/0x610\n[ 13.233136] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x5d/0x1e0\n[ 13.233139] ? xe_nvm_init+0x751/0xf10 [xe]\n...\n\nv2: elimina la ruta err goto. 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