netdev - [patch] rtnetlink: potential ERR

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Message-ID: <20100422095327.GP29647@bicker>
Date:	Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:53:27 +0200
From:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>,
	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [patch] rtnetlink: potential ERR_PTR dereference

In the original code, if rtnl_create_link() returned an ERR_PTR then that
would get passed to rtnl_configure_link() which dereferences it.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
---
Found by a static checker, and compile tested only.  :/

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 4568120..fe776c9 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1270,10 +1270,11 @@ replay:
 			err = ops->newlink(net, dev, tb, data);
 		else
 			err = register_netdevice(dev);
-		if (err < 0 && !IS_ERR(dev)) {
+
+		if (err < 0 && !IS_ERR(dev))
 			free_netdev(dev);
+		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
-		}
 
 		err = rtnl_configure_link(dev, ifm);
 		if (err < 0)
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