linux-kernel - [101/102] dm mpath: fix potential NULL pointer in feature arg processing

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Message-Id: <20110803221254.271851712@clark.kroah.org>
Date:	Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:02:01 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>
Subject: [101/102] dm mpath: fix potential NULL pointer in feature arg processing

3.0-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>

commit 286f367dad40beb3234a18c17391d03ba939a7f3 upstream.

Avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer if the number of feature arguments
supplied is fewer than indicated.

Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/md/dm-mpath.c |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -807,6 +807,11 @@ static int parse_features(struct arg_set
 	if (!argc)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (argc > as->argc) {
+		ti->error = "not enough arguments for features";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	do {
 		param_name = shift(as);
 		argc--;


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