netdev - [PATCH] lnstat: Fix deref of null in print

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Message-Id: <20240106190423.25385-1-maks.mishinFZ@gmail.com>
Date: Sat,  6 Jan 2024 22:04:23 +0300
From: Maks Mishin <maks.mishinfz@...il.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc: Maks Mishin <maks.mishinFZ@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] lnstat: Fix deref of null in print_json() function

Now pointer `jw` is being checked for NULL before using
in function `jsonw_start_object`.
Added exit from function when `jw==NULL`.

Found by RASU JSC

Signed-off-by: Maks Mishin <maks.mishinFZ@...il.com>
---
 misc/lnstat.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/misc/lnstat.c b/misc/lnstat.c
index c3f2999c..f802a0f3 100644
--- a/misc/lnstat.c
+++ b/misc/lnstat.c
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ static void print_json(FILE *of, const struct lnstat_file *lnstat_files,
 	json_writer_t *jw = jsonw_new(of);
 	int i;
 
+	if (jw == NULL) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create JSON writer\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
 	jsonw_start_object(jw);
 	for (i = 0; i < fp->num; i++) {
 		const struct lnstat_field *lf = fp->params[i].lf;
-- 
2.34.1