netdev - [patch net] net: sched: fix possible null pointer deref in tcf_block

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Date:   Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:13:59 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com, bhole_prashant_q7@....ntt.co.jp
Subject: [patch net] net: sched: fix possible null pointer deref in tcf_block_put

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

We need to check block for being null in both tcf_block_put and
tcf_block_put_ext.

Fixes: 343723dd51ef ("net: sched: fix clsact init error path")
Reported-by: Prashant Bhole <bhole_prashant_q7@....ntt.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
---
 net/sched/cls_api.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index b91ea03..b9d63d2 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ void tcf_block_put(struct tcf_block *block)
 {
 	struct tcf_block_ext_info ei = {0, };
 
+	if (!block)
+		return;
 	tcf_block_put_ext(block, block->q, &ei);
 }
 
-- 
2.9.5