From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47B46C433EF for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:41:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D737820850 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:41:41 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org D737820850 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=embeddedor.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754508AbeFRMlk (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Jun 2018 08:41:40 -0400 Received: from gateway33.websitewelcome.com ([192.185.146.82]:48845 "EHLO gateway33.websitewelcome.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751560AbeFRMli (ORCPT ); Mon, 18 Jun 2018 08:41:38 -0400 Received: from cm16.websitewelcome.com (cm16.websitewelcome.com [100.42.49.19]) by gateway33.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A531E49ACE for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:41:37 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator4166.hostgator.com ([108.167.133.22]) by cmsmtp with SMTP id UtTVf2OcnaSeyUtTVfjncc; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:41:37 -0500 X-Authority-Reason: nr=8 Received: from [189.250.78.11] (port=58750 helo=embeddedor) by gator4166.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1fUtTV-0046c3-3A; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:41:37 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:41:34 -0500 From: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" To: Johannes Berg , "David S. Miller" Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Gustavo A. R. Silva" Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: fix potential null pointer dereference Message-ID: <20180618124134.GA13487@embeddedor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator4166.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - embeddedor.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 189.250.78.11 X-Source-L: No X-Exim-ID: 1fUtTV-0046c3-3A X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (embeddedor) [189.250.78.11]:58750 X-Source-Auth: gustavo@embeddedor.com X-Email-Count: 5 X-Source-Cap: Z3V6aWRpbmU7Z3V6aWRpbmU7Z2F0b3I0MTY2Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= X-Local-Domain: yes Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org he_op is being dereferenced before it is null checked, hence there is a potential null pointer dereference. Fix this by moving the pointer dereference after he_op has been properly null checked. Notice that, currently, he_op is already being null checked before calling this function at 4593: 4593 if (!he_oper || 4594 !ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support(sband, he_oper)) 4595 ifmgd->flags |= IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_HE; but in case ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support is ever called without verifying he_oper is not null, we will end up having a null pointer dereference. So, we better don't take any chances. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1470068 ("Dereference before null check") Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva --- net/mac80211/mlme.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c index 0322d78..f451303 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c +++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c @@ -4458,12 +4458,14 @@ ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband, { const struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap *sta_he_cap = ieee80211_get_he_sta_cap(sband); - u16 ap_min_req_set = le16_to_cpu(he_op->he_mcs_nss_set); + u16 ap_min_req_set; int i; if (!sta_he_cap || !he_op) return false; + ap_min_req_set = le16_to_cpu(he_op->he_mcs_nss_set); + /* Need to go over for 80MHz, 160MHz and for 80+80 */ for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) { const struct ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_supp *sta_mcs_nss_supp = -- 2.7.4