linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] btrfs: fix potential null pointer dereference bug

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:34:20 -0500
From:	Josef Bacik <jbacik@...ionio.com>
To:	Cong Ding <dinggnu@...il.com>
CC:	Chris Mason <clmason@...ionio.com>,
	"linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrfs: fix potential null pointer dereference bug

On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 08:27:45AM -0700, Cong Ding wrote:
> The bug happens when rb_node == NULL. It causes variable node to be NULL and
> then the NULL pointer is dereferenced this line:
> 	BUG_ON((struct btrfs_root *)node->data != root);
> 
> Based on my analysis, function tree_search should not return NULL to variable
> rb_node in this case (otherwise here has to be something unknown thing wrong),
> so I replace "if (rb_node)" with UG_ON(!rb_node).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cong Ding <dinggnu@...il.com>

I don't want to add more BUG_ON()'s, just return an error.

Josef
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