linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.14 008/167] IB/core: Avoid a potential OOPs for an unused optional parameter

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Date:   Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:46:59 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        "Michael J. Ruhl" <michael.j.ruhl@...el.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.14 008/167] IB/core: Avoid a potential OOPs for an unused optional parameter

4.14-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Michael J. Ruhl <michael.j.ruhl@...el.com>

commit 2ff124d597c2df8696169ce0006fc974c49a4569 upstream.

The ev_file is an optional parameter for CQ creation. If the parameter
is not passed, the ev_file pointer will be NULL.  Using that pointer
to set the cq_context will result in an OOPs.

Verify that ev_file is not NULL before using.

Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 4.14.x
Fixes: 9ee79fce3642 ("IB/core: Add completion queue (cq) object actions")
Reviewed-by: Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael J. Ruhl <michael.j.ruhl@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Dennis Dalessandro <dennis.dalessandro@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_std_types.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static int uverbs_create_cq_handler(stru
 	cq->uobject       = &obj->uobject;
 	cq->comp_handler  = ib_uverbs_comp_handler;
 	cq->event_handler = ib_uverbs_cq_event_handler;
-	cq->cq_context    = &ev_file->ev_queue;
+	cq->cq_context    = ev_file ? &ev_file->ev_queue : NULL;
 	obj->uobject.object = cq;
 	obj->uobject.user_handle = user_handle;
 	atomic_set(&cq->usecnt, 0);