[PATCH bpf-next] selftests/bpf: Sanitize pointer prior fclose()

From: Björn Töpel
Date: Tue Mar 18 2025 - 04:17:26 EST


From: Björn Töpel <bjorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

There are scenarios where env.{sub,}test_state->stdout_saved, can be
NULL, e.g. sometimes when the watchdog timeout kicks in, or if the
open_memstream syscall is not available.

Avoid crashing test_progs by adding an explicit NULL check prior the
fclose() call.

Signed-off-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
index d4ec9586b98c..309d9d4a8ace 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_progs.c
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ static void stdio_restore(void)
pthread_mutex_lock(&stdout_lock);

if (env.subtest_state) {
- fclose(env.subtest_state->stdout_saved);
+ if (env.subtest_state->stdout_saved)
+ fclose(env.subtest_state->stdout_saved);
env.subtest_state->stdout_saved = NULL;
stdout = env.test_state->stdout_saved;
stderr = env.test_state->stdout_saved;
} else {
- fclose(env.test_state->stdout_saved);
+ if (env.test_state->stdout_saved)
+ fclose(env.test_state->stdout_saved);
env.test_state->stdout_saved = NULL;
stdout = env.stdout_saved;
stderr = env.stderr_saved;

base-commit: f3f8649585a445414521a6d5b76f41b51205086d
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2.45.2