netdev - Re: [PATCH net] mlxfw: fix null-ptr-deref in mlxfw_mfa2_tlv

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Date:   Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:15:33 +0300
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
To:     Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@...tech.ru>
Cc:     mlxsw@...dia.com, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lvc-project@...uxtesting.org,
        Natalia Petrova <n.petrova@...tech.ru>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] mlxfw: fix null-ptr-deref in mlxfw_mfa2_tlv_next()

On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 05:07:18AM -0700, Nikita Zhandarovich wrote:
> Function mlxfw_mfa2_tlv_multi_get() returns NULL if 'tlv' in
> question does not pass checks in mlxfw_mfa2_tlv_payload_get(). This
> behaviour may lead to NULL pointer dereference in 'multi->total_len'.
> Fix this issue by testing mlxfw_mfa2_tlv_multi_get()'s return value
> against NULL.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with static
> analysis tool SVACE.
> 
> Fixes: 410ed13cae39 ("Add the mlxfw module for Mellanox firmware flash process")
> Co-developed-by: Natalia Petrova <n.petrova@...tech.ru>
> Signed-off-by: Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@...tech.ru>

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>