Re: [PATCH] KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find_asymmetric_key()

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Wed Mar 20, 2024 at 10:21 AM EET, Roman Smirnov wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:14:22 +0200 Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 4:44 PM EET, Roman Smirnov wrote:
> > > On Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:39:00 +0200 Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > On Fri Mar 15, 2024 at 12:33 PM EET, Roman Smirnov wrote:
> [...]
> > > > >
> > > > > Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.
> > > > 
> > > > I'm not sure if this should be part of the commit message.
> > >
> > > I have already submitted patches with this line, some have been
> > > accepted. It is important for the Linux Verification Center to mark
> > > patches as closing issues found with Svace.
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Fixes: 7d30198ee24f ("keys: X.509 public key issuer lookup without AKID")
> > > > > Suggested-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx>
> > > > 
> > > > Should be reported-by.
> > >
> > > The suggested-by tag belongs to Sergey because he suggested the fix,
> > > subject/description of the patch. The tag reported-by belongs to
> > > Svace tool.
> >
> > 1. I did not see any reported-by tags in this which is requirement.
> > 2. Who did find the issue using that tool? I don't put reported-by to
> >    GDB even if I use that find the bug.
>
> Svace is an automated bug finding tool. This error was found during
> source code analysis by the program, so the tag reported-by does not
> belong to any person. I don't know what to do in such a situation,
> but write something like:
>
>     Reported-by: Svace
>
> would be weird. I think that the line "Found by Linux ... with Svace"
> could be a substitute for the tag.

I'd prefer a person here that used the tool as it is not korg hosted
automated tool.

BR, Jarkko