Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/4] selftests/bpf: Add a null pointer check for the load_btf_spec

From: Muhammad Usama Anjum
Date: Fri May 10 2024 - 07:23:48 EST


On 5/10/24 2:58 PM, kunwu.chan@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Kunwu Chan <chentao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> There is a 'malloc' call, which can be unsuccessful.
> Add the malloc failure checking to avoid possible null
> dereference.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <chentao@xxxxxxxxxx>
LGTM
Reviewed-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
> index df04bda1c927..9c80b2943418 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
> @@ -762,6 +762,8 @@ static int load_btf_spec(__u32 *types, int types_len,
> );
>
> raw_btf = malloc(sizeof(hdr) + types_len + strings_len);
> + if (!raw_btf)
> + return -ENOMEM;
>
> ptr = raw_btf;
> memcpy(ptr, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));

--
BR,
Muhammad Usama Anjum