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    ipmi: Clear smi_info->thread to prevent use-after-free during module unload · bd1c06a4
    Masamitsu Yamazaki authored
    During code inspection, I found an use-after-free possibility during unloading
    ipmi_si in the polling mode.
    
    If start_new_msg() is called after kthread_stop(), the function will try to
    wake up non-existing kthread using the dangling pointer.
    
    Possible scenario is when a new internal message is generated after
    ipmi_unregister_smi()[*1] and remains after stop_timer_and_thread()
    in clenaup_one_si() [*2].
    Use-after-free could occur as follows depending on BMC replies.
    
      cleanup_one_si
        => ipmi_unregister_smi
           [*1]
        => stop_timer_and_thread
           => kthread_stop(smi_info->thread)
           [*2]
        => poll
           => smi_event_handler
              => start_new_msg
                 => if (smi_info->thread)
                        wake_up_process(smi_info->thread) <== use-after-free!!
    
    Although currently it seems no such message is generated in the polling mode,
    some changes might introduce that in thefuture. For example in the interrupt
    mode, disable_si_irq() does that at [*2].
    
    So let's prevent such a critical issue possibility now.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarYamazaki Masamitsu <m-yamazaki@ah.jp.nec.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarCorey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>
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