Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fixes and cleanups

Armin Wolf <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:46:17 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.platform-driver-x86,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Am 27.07.26 um 14:05 schrieb Ilpo Järvinen:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:19:18 +0200, Armin Wolf wrote:
> 
>> This patch series primarily deals with a potential UAF inside
>> the dell-smbios-wmi driver reported by a user. The first patch
>> fixes this issue, with the remaining two patches further
>> cleaning up the resource management.
>>
>> All patches have been tested on a Dell Inspiron 3505 and appear
>> to work. I also verified that the UAF issue does not occur anymore
>> after applying the first patch.
>>
>> [...]
> 
> Thank you for your contribution, it has been applied to my local
> review-ilpo-next branch. Note it will show up in the public
> platform-drivers-x86/review-ilpo-next branch only once I've pushed my
> local branch there, which might take a while.
> 
> FYI [if applicable to your patch], as per Linus' policy change, also
> fixes are mostly routed through for-next unless the fix is for a
> commit introduced in the most recent cycle or is clearly a regression
> fix.

Thank you :)

> The list of commits applied:
> [1/3] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Fix chardev resource management
>        commit: 41427211f663c6eb36986ca2ea68d7e87aac52e9
> [2/3] platform/x86: dell-smbios: Pass device to callbacks
>        commit: 08d31d42b054eae62ff57bfd88b639f111b2b8fa
> [3/3] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Replace global list with single item
>        commit: b844001890c5bc15adf3b16c44d99edd2005d393
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