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SubjectRe: [PATCH] lag_conf: Added pointer check
On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 11:56:37AM +0300, Denis Arefev wrote:
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> Return value of a function 'kmalloc_array' is dereferenced at lag_conf.c:347
> without checking for null, but it is usually checked for this function.
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Arefev <arefev@swemel.ru>

Hi Denis,

thanks for highlighting this problem.

> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c
> index 63907aeb3884..95ba6e92197d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/lag_conf.c
> @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void nfp_fl_lag_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
>
> mutex_lock(&lag->lock);
> list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, storage, &lag->group_list, list) {
> - struct net_device *iter_netdev, **acti_netdevs;
> + struct net_device *iter_netdev, **acti_netdevs = NULL;

I don't think it's necessary to set acti_netdevs here as
it is always set before use by the call to kmalloc_array().

> struct nfp_flower_repr_priv *repr_priv;
> int active_count = 0, slaves = 0;
> struct nfp_repr *repr;
> @@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ static void nfp_fl_lag_do_work(struct work_struct *work)
>
> acti_netdevs = kmalloc_array(entry->slave_cnt,
> sizeof(*acti_netdevs), GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!acti_netdevs)
> + break;

The indentation here doesn't look right.


Regarding the problem at hand, yes, I agree that it seems
that kmalloc_array() should be checked. But I am concerned that
simply break'ing here may lead to a bad state. And I'd like to ask
for some time to examine this more closely.

> /* Include sanity check in the loop. It may be that a bond has
> * changed between processing the last notification and the
> --
> 2.25.1
>

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