[PATCH] batman-adv: fix null pointer dereference in batadv_gw_election

From: Wen Yang
Date: Fri Nov 30 2018 - 01:57:37 EST


This patch fixes a possible null pointer dereference in
batadv_gw_election, detected by the semantic patch
deref_null.cocci, with the following warning:

./net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c:289:15-24: ERROR: next_gw is NULL but dereferenced.
./net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c:290:15-29: ERROR: next_gw is NULL but dereferenced.
./net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c:291:15-29: ERROR: next_gw is NULL but dereferenced.
./net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c:292:15-27: ERROR: next_gw is NULL but dereferenced.
./net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c:293:15-27: ERROR: next_gw is NULL but dereferenced.

Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang99@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Tan Hu <tan.hu@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 140c61a..d80ef1c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -284,14 +284,16 @@ void batadv_gw_election(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv)
batadv_throw_uevent(bat_priv, BATADV_UEV_GW, BATADV_UEV_ADD,
gw_addr);
} else {
- batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
- "Changing route to gateway %pM (bandwidth: %u.%u/%u.%u MBit, tq: %i)\n",
- next_gw->orig_node->orig,
- next_gw->bandwidth_down / 10,
- next_gw->bandwidth_down % 10,
- next_gw->bandwidth_up / 10,
- next_gw->bandwidth_up % 10,
- router_ifinfo->bat_iv.tq_avg);
+ if (next_gw) {
+ batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
+ "Changing route to gateway %pM (bandwidth: %u.%u/%u.%u MBit, tq: %i)\n",
+ next_gw->orig_node->orig,
+ next_gw->bandwidth_down / 10,
+ next_gw->bandwidth_down % 10,
+ next_gw->bandwidth_up / 10,
+ next_gw->bandwidth_up % 10,
+ router_ifinfo->bat_iv.tq_avg);
+ }
batadv_throw_uevent(bat_priv, BATADV_UEV_GW, BATADV_UEV_CHANGE,
gw_addr);
}
--
2.9.5