netdev - [PATCH iproute2 v2] ip: Fix size_columns() invocation that passes a 32-bit quantity

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Date:   Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:17:31 +0200
From:   Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
To:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
Subject: [PATCH iproute2 v2] ip: Fix size_columns() invocation that passes a 32-bit quantity

In print_stats64(), the last size_columns() invocation passes number of
carrier changes as one of the arguments. The value is decoded as a 32-bit
quantity, but size_columns() expects a 64-bit one. This is undefined
behavior.

The reason valgrind does not cite this is that the previous size_columns()
invocations prime the ABI area used for the value transfer. When these
other invocations are commented away, valgrind does complain that
"conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value", as would be
expected.

Fixes: 49437375b6c1 ("ip: dynamically size columns when printing stats")
Signed-off-by: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
---

Notes:
    v2:
    - Use a temporary to hold the number of carrier changes.

 ip/ipaddress.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ip/ipaddress.c b/ip/ipaddress.c
index 5a3b1cae..a288341c 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddress.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddress.c
@@ -783,13 +783,15 @@ void print_stats64(FILE *fp, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *s,
 			     s->tx_bytes, s->tx_packets, s->tx_errors,
 			     s->tx_dropped, s->tx_carrier_errors,
 			     s->collisions, s->tx_compressed);
-		if (show_stats > 1)
+		if (show_stats > 1) {
+			uint64_t cc = carrier_changes ?
+				      rta_getattr_u32(carrier_changes) : 0;
+
 			size_columns(cols, ARRAY_SIZE(cols), 0, 0,
 				     s->tx_aborted_errors, s->tx_fifo_errors,
 				     s->tx_window_errors,
-				     s->tx_heartbeat_errors,
-				     carrier_changes ?
-				     rta_getattr_u32(carrier_changes) : 0);
+				     s->tx_heartbeat_errors, cc);
+		}
 
 		/* RX stats */
 		fprintf(fp, "    RX: %*s %*s %*s %*s %*s %*s %*s%s",
-- 
2.35.3