linux-ext4 - [PATCH 08/12] misc: fix potential segmentation fault problem in, scandir()

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Date:   Mon, 24 May 2021 19:24:26 +0800
From:   Wu Guanghao <wuguanghao3@...wei.com>
To:     <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <liuzhiqiang26@...wei.com>, <linfeilong@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 08/12] misc: fix potential segmentation fault problem in,
 scandir()

In scandir(), temp_list[num_dent] is allocated by calling
malloc(), we should check whether malloc() returns NULL before
accessing temp_list[num_dent].

Signed-off-by: Zhiqiang Liu <liuzhiqiang26@...wei.com>
Signed-off-by: Wu Guanghao <wuguanghao3@...wei.com>
---
 misc/create_inode.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/misc/create_inode.c b/misc/create_inode.c
index d62e1cb4..869b0614 100644
--- a/misc/create_inode.c
+++ b/misc/create_inode.c
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@ static int scandir(const char *dir_name, struct dirent ***name_list,
 		}
 		// add the copy of dirent to the list
 		temp_list[num_dent] = (struct dirent*)malloc((dent->d_reclen + 3) & ~3);
+		if (!temp_list[num_dent]) {
+			goto out;
+		}
 		memcpy(temp_list[num_dent], dent, dent->d_reclen);
 		num_dent++;
 	}
--