The result of dev_get_by_index_rcu() is not checked for NULL and then
gets dereferenced immediately.
Also, the RCU lock must be held by the caller of dev_get_by_index_rcu(),
which isn't satisfied by the call stack.
Fix by handling nullptr return value when iflink device is not found.
Add RCU locking around dev_get_by_index_rcu() to avoid possible adverse
effects while iterating over the net_device's hlist.
It is safe not to increment reference count of the net_device pointer in
case of a successful lookup, because it's already handled by VLAN code
during VLAN device registration (see register_vlan_dev and
netdev_upper_dev_link).
Fixes: 278748a95aa3 ("net/mlx5e: Offload TC e-switch rules with egress VLAN device")
Addresses-Coverity: ("Dereference null return value")
Signed-off-by: Dima Chumak <dchumak@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>
if (err)
return err;
- *out_dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(dev_net(vlan_dev),
- dev_get_iflink(vlan_dev));
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ *out_dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(dev_net(vlan_dev), dev_get_iflink(vlan_dev));
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ if (!*out_dev)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
if (is_vlan_dev(*out_dev))
err = add_vlan_push_action(priv, attr, out_dev, action);