netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: check for validity before dereferencing cfg->fc

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Date:   Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:50:27 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Muhammad Usama Anjum <musamaanjum@...il.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        colin.king@...onical.com, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: check for validity before dereferencing
 cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (refs/heads/master):

On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 03:01:29 +0500 you wrote:
> nlh is being checked for validtity two times when it is dereferenced in
> this function. Check for validity again when updating the flags through
> nlh pointer to make the dereferencing safe.
> 
> CC: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Addresses-Coverity: ("NULL pointer dereference")
> Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <musamaanjum@...il.com>
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: ipv6: check for validity before dereferencing cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/864db232dc70

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