[PATCH] ipv6/route: Add a missing check on proc_dointvec

From: Aditya Pakki
Date: Mon Dec 24 2018 - 11:30:31 EST


While flushing the cache via ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(), the call
to proc_dointvec() may fail. The fix adds a check that returns the
error, on failure.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv6/route.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 059f0531f7c1..5ccdaa27ec53 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -5053,12 +5053,16 @@ int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
{
struct net *net;
int delay;
+ int ret;
if (!write)
return -EINVAL;

net = (struct net *)ctl->extra1;
delay = net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay;
- proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+ ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
fib6_run_gc(delay <= 0 ? 0 : (unsigned long)delay, net, delay > 0);
return 0;
}
--
2.17.1