lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2014]   [May]   [17]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
Patch in this message
/
Date
SubjectRe: [PATCH] Fix for possible null pointer dereference in auth.c
From
Hi

I have made a new patch according Sergei specification.

But there remains Tronds question though.

Best regards
Rickard Strandqvist


2014-05-16 14:19 GMT+02:00 Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>:
> Hello.
>
>
> On 16-05-2014 1:56, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
>
>> There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.
>
>
>> Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.
>
>
>> Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist
>> <rickard_strandqvist@spectrumdigital.se>
>> ---
>> net/sunrpc/auth.c | 10 +++++++---
>> 1 fil ändrad, 7 tillägg(+), 3 borttagningar(-)
>
>
>> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth.c b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
>> index 5285ead..3a55698 100644
>> --- a/net/sunrpc/auth.c
>> +++ b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
>> @@ -801,10 +801,14 @@ rpcauth_invalcred(struct rpc_task *task)
>> {
>> struct rpc_cred *cred = task->tk_rqstp->rq_cred;
>>
>> - dprintk("RPC: %5u invalidating %s cred %p\n",
>> - task->tk_pid, cred->cr_auth->au_ops->au_name, cred);
>> - if (cred)
>> + if (cred) {
>> + dprintk("RPC: %5u invalidating %s cred %p\n",
>> + task->tk_pid, cred->cr_auth->au_ops->au_name,
>> cred);
>> +
>> clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags);
>> + }
>> + else
>
>
> } and *else* should be on the same line, and there should be {} in the
> *else* arm since there's {} in the *if* arm already, according to
> Documentation/CodingStyle.
>
>
>> + dprintk("RPC: %5u invalidating is NULL\n", task->tk_pid);
>
>
> That's not a proper English, I'm afraid.
>
>> }
>
>
> WBR, Sergei
>
>
From 210994905f7f7b13f6c621f110699f28fd134980 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@spectrumdigital.se>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 18:51:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] net: sunrpc: auth.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference

There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.

Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.

Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@spectrumdigital.se>
---
net/sunrpc/auth.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth.c b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
index 5285ead..a9e1866 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
@@ -801,10 +801,14 @@ rpcauth_invalcred(struct rpc_task *task)
{
struct rpc_cred *cred = task->tk_rqstp->rq_cred;

- dprintk("RPC: %5u invalidating %s cred %p\n",
- task->tk_pid, cred->cr_auth->au_ops->au_name, cred);
- if (cred)
+ if (cred) {
+ dprintk("RPC: %5u invalidating %s cred %p\n",
+ task->tk_pid, cred->cr_auth->au_ops->au_name, cred);
+
clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags);
+ } else {
+ dprintk("RPC: %5u cred pointer is 0", task->tk_pid);
+ }
}

int
--
1.7.10.4
\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2014-05-17 19:21    [W:0.043 / U:1.084 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site