linux-kernel - flaw in "nf_tables: add reject module for NFPROTO

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Date:	Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:43:08 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <kees@...flux.net>
To:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davej@...hat.com
Subject: flaw in "nf_tables: add reject module for NFPROTO_INET"

Hi,

This seems like a legit problem detected by Coverity. Looks like a break is
missing?

-Kees

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:34:33PM -0800, scan-admin@...erity.com wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Please find the latest report on new defect(s) introduced to Linux found with Coverity Scan.
> 
> Defect(s) Reported-by: Coverity Scan
> Showing 1 of 1 defect(s)
> 
> 
> ** CID 1171942:  Missing break in switch  (MISSING_BREAK)
> /net/netfilter/nft_reject_inet.c: 25 in nft_reject_inet_eval()
> 
> 
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
> *** CID 1171942:  Missing break in switch  (MISSING_BREAK)
> /net/netfilter/nft_reject_inet.c: 25 in nft_reject_inet_eval()
> 19     				 struct nft_data data[NFT_REG_MAX + 1],
> 20     				 const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
> 21     {
> 22     	switch (pkt->ops->pf) {
> 23     	case NFPROTO_IPV4:
> 24     		nft_reject_ipv4_eval(expr, data, pkt);
> >>>     CID 1171942:  Missing break in switch  (MISSING_BREAK)
> >>>     The above case falls through to this one.
> 25     	case NFPROTO_IPV6:
> 26     		nft_reject_ipv6_eval(expr, data, pkt);
> 27     	}
> 28     }
> 29     
> 30     static struct nft_expr_type nft_reject_inet_type;

-- 
Kees Cook                                            @outflux.net
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