linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvme-rdma: fix null pointer dereference on req->mr

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Date:   Mon, 5 Sep 2016 23:24:35 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-rdma: fix null pointer dereference on req->mr

On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 04:24:38PM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> If there is an error on req->mr, req->mr is set to null, however
> the following statement sets req->mr->need_inval causing a null
> pointer dereference.  Fix this by bailing out to label 'out' to
> immediately return and hence skip over the offending null pointer
> dereference.
> 
> Fixes: f5b7b559e1488 ("nvme-rdma: Get rid of duplicate variable")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Looks fine,

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>