[PATCH] bootstd: android: avoid possible null pointer dereference
Gary Bisson
bisson.gary at gmail.com
Wed Apr 2 16:42:19 CEST 2025
- avb_slot_verify_data_free() doesn't check its data parameter
- out_data can be null if avb_slot_verify() fails to allocate memory
Signed-off-by: Gary Bisson <bisson.gary at gmail.com>
---
Another approach would be to fix avb_slot_verify_data_free() to check
its paramter but I believe the goal is not to touch libavb to be closer
to upstream.
---
boot/bootmeth_android.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/boot/bootmeth_android.c b/boot/bootmeth_android.c
index 3a59a4e3f6..f431b6ae58 100644
--- a/boot/bootmeth_android.c
+++ b/boot/bootmeth_android.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ static int run_avb_verification(struct bootflow *bflow)
if (result != AVB_SLOT_VERIFY_RESULT_OK) {
printf("Verification failed, reason: %s\n",
str_avb_slot_error(result));
- avb_slot_verify_data_free(out_data);
+ if (out_data)
+ avb_slot_verify_data_free(out_data);
return log_msg_ret("avb verify", -EIO);
}
boot_state = AVB_GREEN;
@@ -491,7 +492,8 @@ static int run_avb_verification(struct bootflow *bflow)
result != AVB_SLOT_VERIFY_RESULT_ERROR_VERIFICATION) {
printf("Unlocked verification failed, reason: %s\n",
str_avb_slot_error(result));
- avb_slot_verify_data_free(out_data);
+ if (out_data)
+ avb_slot_verify_data_free(out_data);
return log_msg_ret("avb verify unlocked", -EIO);
}
boot_state = AVB_ORANGE;
--
2.47.2
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