From 3db0a197ed86317ab2915bc8bddb91807b0f0e96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Hugne Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:35:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] tipc: fix dereference before check warning This fixes the following Smatch warning: net/tipc/link.c:2364 tipc_link_recv_fragment() warn: variable dereferenced before check '*head' (see line 2361) A null pointer might be passed to skb_try_coalesce if a malicious sender injects orphan fragments on a link. Signed-off-by: Erik Hugne Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/tipc/link.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c index cf465d66ccde..69cd9bf3f561 100644 --- a/net/tipc/link.c +++ b/net/tipc/link.c @@ -2358,7 +2358,8 @@ int tipc_link_recv_fragment(struct sk_buff **head, struct sk_buff **tail, *head = frag; skb_frag_list_init(*head); return 0; - } else if (skb_try_coalesce(*head, frag, &headstolen, &delta)) { + } else if (*head && + skb_try_coalesce(*head, frag, &headstolen, &delta)) { kfree_skb_partial(frag, headstolen); } else { if (!*head) -- GitLab