On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:34:17 -0800 Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:33:05 -0800 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8107 > > > > Summary: dev->header_cache_update has a random value > > Kernel Version: 2.6.20 > > Status: NEW > > Severity: high > > Owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Submitter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Distribution: Kernel 2.6.20 > > > > Problem Description: > > > > In struct net_device, there are two fields: hard_header_cache and > > header_cache_update, both of which are function pointers. The third field, > > hard_header, is also a function pointer. Whenever hard_header points to a > > valid > > function, both hard_header_cache and header_cache_update should have a > > known > > value, either NULL or a valid function pointer. However, in > > drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c, in function static int cisco_ioctl(struct > > net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr), where dev->hard_header is assigned a > > valid > > function, and dev->hard_header_cache is assigned a known value (NULL), dev- > > >header_cache_update is not set to a known value: > > > > dev->hard_start_xmit = hdlc->xmit; > > dev->hard_header = cisco_hard_header; > > dev->hard_header_cache = NULL; > > dev->type = ARPHRD_CISCO; > > dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP; > > dev->addr_len = 0; > > > > This may cause serious problems when dev->header_cache_update is invoked, > > because it has an uninitialized value. > > > > Steps to reproduce: > > > > I found this suspicious spot with the help of a code-checking tool. > > > > Like this? Not necessary, since any network device must already allocated by alloc_netdev() and it initializes the whole struct to 0 (NULL). -- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
