linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [net/ipv6] ip6_output: Add ipv6

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Date:   Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:39:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     gaurav1086@...il.com
Cc:     kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [net/ipv6] ip6_output: Add ipv6_pinfo null check

From: Gaurav Singh <gaurav1086@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:38:10 -0400

> ipv6_pinfo is initlialized by inet6_sk() which returns NULL. 
> Hence it can cause segmentation fault. Fix this by adding a 
> NULL check.

Please take your time with such changes and actually look at the
compiler output, it will warn that you are adding a new problem.

Specifically, the function now fails to return a value at all.

But even more important, how is the situation you are fixing
possible?  Do you have a sample crash?  Can you please describe
the code paths and conditions that lead to the problem?

You must also provide a valid and properly formatted Fixes: tag
for bug fixes such as this.

Thank you.