Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: qla2xxx: fix null pointer dereference on null_fcport

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Mon Jan 06 2020 - 09:45:41 EST


On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 02:11:44PM +0000, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Currently several error exit return paths end up passing a null
> new_fcport pointer to function qla2x00_free_fcport and this causes
> a null pointer dereference. Fix this by moving and renaming the
> exit path label to be after the call to qla2x00_free_fcport to avoid
> the errorneous and unnecessary call to qla2x00_free_fcport.
>
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Dereference after null check")
> Fixes: 3dae220595ba ("scsi: qla2xxx: Use common routine to free fcport struct")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c | 9 ++++-----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
> index a5076f43edea..ed056626d7a3 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
> @@ -5108,7 +5108,7 @@ qla2x00_configure_local_loop(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
> rval = qla2x00_get_id_list(vha, ha->gid_list, ha->gid_list_dma,
> &entries);
> if (rval != QLA_SUCCESS)
> - goto cleanup_allocation;
> + goto exit;
>
> ql_dbg(ql_dbg_disc, vha, 0x2011,
> "Entries in ID list (%d).\n", entries);
> @@ -5138,7 +5138,7 @@ qla2x00_configure_local_loop(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
> ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0x2012,
> "Memory allocation failed for fcport.\n");
> rval = QLA_MEMORY_ALLOC_FAILED;
> - goto cleanup_allocation;
> + goto exit;
> }
> new_fcport->flags &= ~FCF_FABRIC_DEVICE;
>
> @@ -5228,7 +5228,7 @@ qla2x00_configure_local_loop(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
> ql_log(ql_log_warn, vha, 0xd031,
> "Failed to allocate memory for fcport.\n");
> rval = QLA_MEMORY_ALLOC_FAILED;
> - goto cleanup_allocation;
> + goto exit;

This leaks now.

> }
> spin_lock_irqsave(&vha->hw->tgt.sess_lock, flags);
> new_fcport->flags &= ~FCF_FABRIC_DEVICE;
> @@ -5239,7 +5239,6 @@ qla2x00_configure_local_loop(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
> /* Base iIDMA settings on HBA port speed. */
> fcport->fp_speed = ha->link_data_rate;
>
> - found_devs++;

Delete "found_devs" completely. Also remove the "new_fcport = NULL;"
line because that's not required any more.

regards,
dan carpenter