[PATCH bpf] libbpf: fix potential NULL pointer dereference

Subsystems: bpf [general] (safe dynamic programs and tools), bpf [library] (libbpf), the rest

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Landed in mainline as afd0be729953 on 2021-04-08.

2 messages, 2 authors, 2021-04-08 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH bpf] libbpf: fix potential NULL pointer dereference

From: Ciara Loftus <hidden>
Date: 2021-04-08 05:52:11

Wait until after the UMEM is checked for null to dereference it.

Fixes: 43f1bc1efff1 ("libbpf: Restore umem state after socket create failure")

Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <redacted>
---
 tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index d24b5cc720ec..770040d1f893 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -858,12 +858,14 @@ int xsk_socket__create_shared(struct xsk_socket **xsk_ptr,
 	struct xsk_socket *xsk;
 	struct xsk_ctx *ctx;
 	int err, ifindex;
-	bool unmap = umem->fill_save != fill;
+	bool unmap;
 	bool rx_setup_done = false, tx_setup_done = false;
 
 	if (!umem || !xsk_ptr || !(rx || tx))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	unmap = umem->fill_save != fill;
+
 	xsk = calloc(1, sizeof(*xsk));
 	if (!xsk)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-- 
2.17.1

Re: [PATCH bpf] libbpf: fix potential NULL pointer dereference

From: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Date: 2021-04-08 21:38:50

On 4/8/21 7:20 AM, Ciara Loftus wrote:
Wait until after the UMEM is checked for null to dereference it.

Fixes: 43f1bc1efff1 ("libbpf: Restore umem state after socket create failure")

Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <redacted>
Applied, thanks!
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