linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

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Date:   Thu, 7 Mar 2019 13:11:06 +0100
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>, jejb@...ux.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

On 2/27/19 7:09 AM, YueHaibing wrote:
> 
> Friendly ping:
> 
> Who can review or take this, please?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> On 2019/1/30 18:11, YueHaibing wrote:
>> There is a potential NULL pointer dereference in case
>> fc_rport_create() fails and returns NULL.
>>
>> Fixes: 2580064b5ec6 ("scsi: libfc: Replace ->rport_create callback with function call")
>> Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c | 4 ++++
>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
>> index ff943f4..e2a3551 100644
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c
>> @@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ static void fc_lport_ptp_setup(struct fc_lport *lport,
>>   	}
>>   	mutex_lock(&lport->disc.disc_mutex);
>>   	lport->ptp_rdata = fc_rport_create(lport, remote_fid);
>> +	if (!lport->ptp_rdata) {
>> +		mutex_unlock(&lport->disc.disc_mutex);
>> +		return;
>> +	}
>>   	kref_get(&lport->ptp_rdata->kref);
>>   	lport->ptp_rdata->ids.port_name = remote_wwpn;
>>   	lport->ptp_rdata->ids.node_name = remote_wwnn;
>>
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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