fe7738eb3c
The result of __dev_get_by_index() is not checked for NULL, which then
passed to mlx5e_attach_encap() and gets dereferenced.
Also, in case of a successful lookup, the net_device reference count is
not incremented, which may result in net_device pointer becoming invalid
at any time during mlx5e_attach_encap() execution.
Fix by using dev_get_by_index(), which does proper reference counting on
the net_device pointer. Also, handle nullptr return value when mirred
device is not found.
It's safe to call dev_put() on the mirred net_device pointer, right
after mlx5e_attach_encap() call, because it's not being saved/copied
down the call chain.
Fixes: 3c37745ec614 ("net/mlx5e: Properly deal with encap flows add/del under neigh update")
Addresses-Coverity: ("Dereference null return value")
Signed-off-by: Dima Chumak <dchumak@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.