linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf evsel: Check for NULL before perf_evsel__is_bpf

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:55:47 +0100
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:     Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>
Cc:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] perf evsel: Check for NULL before
 perf_evsel__is_bpf_output()

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 02:23:39PM +0900, Taeung Song wrote:
> If 'evsel' is NULL, in perf_evsel__is_bpf_output()
> NULL pointer error can happen so check it.
> 
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> index 04e536a..b77da72 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
> @@ -242,8 +242,10 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
>  {
>  	struct perf_evsel *evsel = zalloc(perf_evsel__object.size);
>  
> -	if (evsel != NULL)
> -		perf_evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx);
> +	if (!evsel)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	perf_evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx);

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>

thanks,
jirka