Re: [PATCH net] nexthop: fix uninitialized variable in nla_put_nh_group_stats()

From: David Ahern
Date: Sat Mar 16 2024 - 12:29:42 EST


On 3/16/24 3:46 AM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> The nh_grp_hw_stats_update() function doesn't always set "hw_stats_used"
> so it could be used without being initialized. Set it to false.
>
> Fixes: 5072ae00aea4 ("net: nexthop: Expose nexthop group HW stats to user space")
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/ipv4/nexthop.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
> index 74928a9d1aa4..c25bfdf4e25f 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
> @@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ static int nla_put_nh_group_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nexthop *nh,
> u32 op_flags)
> {
> struct nh_group *nhg = rtnl_dereference(nh->nh_grp);
> + bool hw_stats_used = false;
> struct nlattr *nest;
> - bool hw_stats_used;
> int err;
> int i;
>

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxxx>

The flag could be moved under
`if (op_flags & NHA_OP_FLAG_DUMP_HW_STATS ...`
as well.