[PATCH] netlabel: Compiler warning and NULL pointer dereference fix

From: Paul Moore
Date: Thu Dec 11 2008 - 13:43:29 EST


Fix the two compiler warnings show below. Thanks to Geert Uytterhoeven for
finding and reporting the problem.

net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c:567: warning: 'entry' may be used
uninitialized in this function
net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c:629: warning: 'entry' may be used
uninitialized in this function

Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul.moore@xxxxxx>
---

net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 90c8506..8c03080 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -562,7 +562,6 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
const struct in_addr *mask,
struct netlbl_audit *audit_info)
{
- int ret_val = 0;
struct netlbl_af4list *list_entry;
struct netlbl_unlhsh_addr4 *entry;
struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
if (list_entry != NULL)
entry = netlbl_unlhsh_addr4_entry(list_entry);
else
- ret_val = -ENOENT;
+ entry = NULL;

audit_buf = netlbl_audit_start_common(AUDIT_MAC_UNLBL_STCDEL,
audit_info);
@@ -588,19 +587,21 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
addr->s_addr, mask->s_addr);
if (dev != NULL)
dev_put(dev);
- if (entry && security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid,
- &secctx,
- &secctx_len) == 0) {
+ if (entry != NULL &&
+ security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid,
+ &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
}
- audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", ret_val == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+ audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", entry != NULL ? 1 : 0);
audit_log_end(audit_buf);
}

- if (ret_val == 0)
- call_rcu(&entry->rcu, netlbl_unlhsh_free_addr4);
- return ret_val;
+ if (entry == NULL)
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ call_rcu(&entry->rcu, netlbl_unlhsh_free_addr4);
+ return 0;
}

#if defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE)
@@ -624,7 +625,6 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
const struct in6_addr *mask,
struct netlbl_audit *audit_info)
{
- int ret_val = 0;
struct netlbl_af6list *list_entry;
struct netlbl_unlhsh_addr6 *entry;
struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
if (list_entry != NULL)
entry = netlbl_unlhsh_addr6_entry(list_entry);
else
- ret_val = -ENOENT;
+ entry = NULL;

audit_buf = netlbl_audit_start_common(AUDIT_MAC_UNLBL_STCDEL,
audit_info);
@@ -649,19 +649,21 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
addr, mask);
if (dev != NULL)
dev_put(dev);
- if (entry && security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid,
- &secctx,
- &secctx_len) == 0) {
+ if (entry != NULL &&
+ security_secid_to_secctx(entry->secid,
+ &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
}
- audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", ret_val == 0 ? 1 : 0);
+ audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", entry != NULL ? 1 : 0);
audit_log_end(audit_buf);
}

- if (ret_val == 0)
- call_rcu(&entry->rcu, netlbl_unlhsh_free_addr6);
- return ret_val;
+ if (entry == NULL)
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ call_rcu(&entry->rcu, netlbl_unlhsh_free_addr6);
+ return 0;
}
#endif /* IPv6 */


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