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* [PATCH] rds: prevent dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check
@ 2013-12-20 23:18 Sasha Levin
  2013-12-21  0:31 ` Sergei Shtylyov
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Sasha Levin @ 2013-12-20 23:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: venkat.x.venkatsubra, davem; +Cc: rds-devel, netdev, linux-kernel, Sasha Levin

Binding might result in a NULL device which is later dereferenced
without checking.

Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>
---
 net/rds/iw.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/rds/iw.c b/net/rds/iw.c
index 7826d46..0298920 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw.c
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ static int rds_iw_laddr_check(__be32 addr)
 	ret = rdma_bind_addr(cm_id, (struct sockaddr *)&sin);
 	/* due to this, we will claim to support IB devices unless we
 	   check node_type. */
-	if (ret || cm_id->device->node_type != RDMA_NODE_RNIC)
+	if (ret || !cm_id->device ||
+            cm_id->device->node_type != RDMA_NODE_RNIC)
 		ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
 
 	rdsdebug("addr %pI4 ret %d node type %d\n",
-- 
1.8.3.2

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* Re: [PATCH] rds: prevent dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check
  2013-12-20 23:18 [PATCH] rds: prevent dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check Sasha Levin
@ 2013-12-21  0:31 ` Sergei Shtylyov
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Sergei Shtylyov @ 2013-12-21  0:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sasha Levin, venkat.x.venkatsubra, davem; +Cc: rds-devel, netdev, linux-kernel

Hello.

On 12/21/2013 02:18 AM, Sasha Levin wrote:

> Binding might result in a NULL device which is later dereferenced
> without checking.

> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>
> ---
>   net/rds/iw.c | 3 ++-
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

> diff --git a/net/rds/iw.c b/net/rds/iw.c
> index 7826d46..0298920 100644
> --- a/net/rds/iw.c
> +++ b/net/rds/iw.c
> @@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ static int rds_iw_laddr_check(__be32 addr)
>   	ret = rdma_bind_addr(cm_id, (struct sockaddr *)&sin);
>   	/* due to this, we will claim to support IB devices unless we
>   	   check node_type. */
> -	if (ret || cm_id->device->node_type != RDMA_NODE_RNIC)
> +	if (ret || !cm_id->device ||
> +            cm_id->device->node_type != RDMA_NODE_RNIC)

    Indent with tabs and then spaces, not with spaces only please, so that the 
line aligns under 'ret'.

WBR, Sergei

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