Re: [PATCH] net: thunderx: nicvf_main: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
On 04/03/2018 04:47 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote: On 04/03/2018 02:29 PM, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: Add null check on kmalloc() return value in order to prevent a null pointer dereference. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1467429 ("Dereference null return value") Fixes: 37c3347eb247 ("net: thunderx: add ndo_set_rx_mode callback implementation for VF") Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva --- drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c index 1e9a31f..468321a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c @@ -1999,6 +1999,8 @@ static void nicvf_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev) struct xcast_addr *xaddr; mc_list = kmalloc(sizeof(*mc_list), GFP_ATOMIC); + if (unlikely(!mc_list)) + return; INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mc_list->list); netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, &netdev->mc) { xaddr = kmalloc(sizeof(*xaddr), What about the second kmalloc() right there ? Oops. I thought I had it covered. I'll send v2 with that change shortly. Thanks for the feedback, Eric. -- Gustavo
Re: [PATCH] net: thunderx: nicvf_main: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
On 04/03/2018 02:29 PM, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: > Add null check on kmalloc() return value in order to prevent > a null pointer dereference. > > Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1467429 ("Dereference null return value") > Fixes: 37c3347eb247 ("net: thunderx: add ndo_set_rx_mode callback > implementation for VF") > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c > b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c > index 1e9a31f..468321a 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c > @@ -1999,6 +1999,8 @@ static void nicvf_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *netdev) > struct xcast_addr *xaddr; > > mc_list = kmalloc(sizeof(*mc_list), GFP_ATOMIC); > + if (unlikely(!mc_list)) > + return; > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mc_list->list); > netdev_hw_addr_list_for_each(ha, &netdev->mc) { > xaddr = kmalloc(sizeof(*xaddr), > What about the second kmalloc() right there ?