Re: [PATCH net 1/2] openvswitch: check for null return for nla_nest_start
From: Pravin Shelar <hidden>
Date: 2018-07-19 06:49:07
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:12 AM, Stephen Hemminger [off-list ref] wrote:
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The call to nla_nest_start in conntrack can lead to a NULL return so it's possible for attr to become NULL and we can potentially get a NULL pointer dereference on attr. Fix this by checking for a NULL return. Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200533 Fixes: 11efd5cb04a1 ("openvswitch: Support conntrack zone limit") Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <redacted> --- net/openvswitch/conntrack.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c index 284aca2a252d..2e316f641df8 100644 --- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c +++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c@@ -2132,6 +2132,8 @@ static int ovs_ct_limit_cmd_get(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) return PTR_ERR(reply); nla_reply = nla_nest_start(reply, OVS_CT_LIMIT_ATTR_ZONE_LIMIT); + if (!nla_reply) + return PRT_ERR(-EMSGSIZE); if (a[OVS_CT_LIMIT_ATTR_ZONE_LIMIT]) { err = ovs_ct_limit_get_zone_limit( --
Acked-by: Pravin B Shelar <redacted> Thanks.