netdev - Re: [PATCH] SUNRPC: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference

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Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:51:09 +0530
From:	Syam Sidhardhan <syamsidhardh@...il.com>
To:	"Myklebust, Trond" <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
Cc:	"linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org" <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SUNRPC: Fix possible NULL pointer dereference

Hi Trond,

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 4:05 AM, Myklebust, Trond
<Trond.Myklebust@...app.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-02-25 at 03:53 +0530, Syam Sidhardhan wrote:
>> Check for cred == NULL has to be done before accessing cred.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Syam Sidhardhan <s.syam@...sung.com>
>> ---
>>  net/sunrpc/auth.c |    7 +++++--
>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth.c b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
>> index f529404..18678a6 100644
>> --- a/net/sunrpc/auth.c
>> +++ b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
>> @@ -695,10 +695,13 @@ rpcauth_invalcred(struct rpc_task *task)
>>  {
>>       struct rpc_cred *cred = task->tk_rqstp->rq_cred;
>>
>> +     if (cred == NULL)
>> +             return;
>> +
>>       dprintk("RPC: %5u invalidating %s cred %p\n",
>>               task->tk_pid, cred->cr_auth->au_ops->au_name, cred);
>> -     if (cred)
>> -             clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags);
>> +
>> +     clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags);
>>  }
>>
>>  int
>
> Do we need that check at all?

I'm not sure whether we need that check or not. However
similar functions such as rpcauth_refreshcred(), rpcauth_uptodatecred() etc
are doing the same check inside. Cppcheck is throwing an error too.

Regards,
Syam
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