[ldv-project] [PATCH] lag_conf: Added pointer check

Denis Arefev arefev at swemel.ru
Tue Nov 15 11:56:37 MSK 2022


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 at swemel.ru>
---
 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;
 		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;
 
 		/* 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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