Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] net/mlx5: Fix null-ptr-deref in mlx5_create_{inner_,}ttc_table()

[Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@gmail.com>]

On 15/04/2025 16:45, Mark Bloch wrote:
> 
> 
> On 15/04/2025 15:41, Henry Martin wrote:
>> Add NULL check for mlx5_get_flow_namespace() returns in
>> mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table() and mlx5_create_ttc_table() to prevent
>> NULL pointer dereference.
>>
>> Fixes: 137f3d50ad2a ("net/mlx5: Support matching on l4_type for ttc_table")
>> Signed-off-by: Henry Martin <bsdhenrymartin@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c | 10 ++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c
>> index eb3bd9c7f66e..e48afd620d7e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/fs_ttc.c
>> @@ -655,6 +655,11 @@ struct mlx5_ttc_table *mlx5_create_inner_ttc_table(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, params->ns_type);
>> +	if (!ns) {
>> +		kvfree(ttc);
>> +		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
>> +	}
>> +
>>   	groups = use_l4_type ? &inner_ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_USE_L4_TYPE] :
>>   			       &inner_ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_DEFAULT];
>>   
>> @@ -728,6 +733,11 @@ struct mlx5_ttc_table *mlx5_create_ttc_table(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	ns = mlx5_get_flow_namespace(dev, params->ns_type);
>> +	if (!ns) {
>> +		kvfree(ttc);
>> +		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
>> +	}
>> +
>>   	groups = use_l4_type ? &ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_USE_L4_TYPE] :
>>   			       &ttc_groups[TTC_GROUPS_DEFAULT];
>>   
> 
> Reviewed-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
> 
> Mark
> 

netdev maintainers,

Note that Mark is covering me while I'm on vacation (for the coming ~10 
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Tariq