Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: check for validity before dereferencing cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Thu Apr 08 2021 - 19:50:38 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (refs/heads/master):

On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 03:01:29 +0500 you wrote:
> nlh is being checked for validtity two times when it is dereferenced in
> this function. Check for validity again when updating the flags through
> nlh pointer to make the dereferencing safe.
>
> CC: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Addresses-Coverity: ("NULL pointer dereference")
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <musamaanjum@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- net: ipv6: check for validity before dereferencing cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/864db232dc70

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