[PATCH] flow_dissector: prevent NULL pointer dereference in __skb_flow_dissect

From: Anastasia Belova
Date: Wed Mar 20 2024 - 08:57:55 EST


skb is an optional parameter, so it may be NULL.
Add check defore dereference in eth_hdr.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: 67a900cc0436 ("flow_dissector: introduce support for Ethernet addresses")
Signed-off-by: Anastasia Belova <abelova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/flow_dissector.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/flow_dissector.c b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
index 272f09251343..05db3a8aa771 100644
--- a/net/core/flow_dissector.c
+++ b/net/core/flow_dissector.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ bool __skb_flow_dissect(const struct net *net,
rcu_read_unlock();
}

- if (dissector_uses_key(flow_dissector,
+ if (skb && dissector_uses_key(flow_dissector,
FLOW_DISSECTOR_KEY_ETH_ADDRS)) {
struct ethhdr *eth = eth_hdr(skb);
struct flow_dissector_key_eth_addrs *key_eth_addrs;
--
2.30.2