linux-kernel - [PATCH] drbd:fix null pointer deref in _drbd_md_sync_page

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Message-Id: <1493200177-10699-1-git-send-email-os@iscas.ac.cn>
Date:   Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:49:37 -0700
From:   Heloise <os@...as.ac.cn>
To:     philipp.reisner@...bit.com, lars.ellenberg@...bit.com
Cc:     drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Heloise <os@...as.ac.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] drbd:fix null pointer deref in _drbd_md_sync_page_io 

The return value of bio_alloc_drbd can be NULL and is used without
validation, which may cause null-pointer dereference, fix it.

Signed-off-by: Heloise <os@...as.ac.cn>
---
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_actlog.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_actlog.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_actlog.c
index 8d7bcfa..d6bb30e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_actlog.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_actlog.c
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ static int _drbd_md_sync_page_io(struct drbd_device *device,
 	op_flags |= REQ_SYNC;
 
 	bio = bio_alloc_drbd(GFP_NOIO);
+	if (!bio) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		return err;
+	}
 	bio->bi_bdev = bdev->md_bdev;
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = sector;
 	err = -EIO;
-- 
2.1.0