netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] Fixes the null pointer deferences in nsim

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Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:12:23 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Dipendra Khadka <kdipendra88@...il.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
 syzbot+44c2416196b7c607f226@...kaller.appspotmail.com, Stanislav Fomichev
 <sdf@...ichev.me>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Fixes the null pointer deferences in nsim_bpf

On Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:18:23 +0000 Dipendra Khadka wrote:
> Syzkaller found a null pointer dereference in nsim_bpf
> originating from the lack of a null check for state.
> 
> This patch fixes the issue by adding a check for state
> in two functions nsim_prog_set_loaded() and nsim_setup_prog_hw_checks()
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+44c2416196b7c607f226@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com./bug?extid=44c2416196b7c607f226
> Fixes: 31d3ad832948 ("netdevsim: add bpf offload support")

Don't think so. It's probably due to Stan's extensions / reuse of 
the offload infra.

Please put more effort into figuring out when and why this started
happening. Describe your findings in the commit message.

Current patch looks too much like a bandaid.

Before you repost read:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html
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