| Message ID | 1474907071-13591-2-git-send-email-aconole@bytheb.org |
|---|---|
| State | Awaiting Upstream, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c index 360c63d..e58e420 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/core.c +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void nf_unregister_net_hook(struct net *net, const struct nf_hook_ops *reg) mutex_lock(&nf_hook_mutex); hooks_entry = nf_hook_entry_head(net, reg); - if (hooks_entry->orig_ops == reg) { + if (hooks_entry && hooks_entry->orig_ops == reg) { nf_set_hooks_head(net, reg, nf_entry_dereference(hooks_entry->next)); goto unlock;
It's possible for nf_hook_entry_head to return NULL if two nf_unregister_net_hook calls happen simultaneously with a single hook entry in the list. This fix ensures that no null pointer dereference could occur when such a race happens. Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@bytheb.org> --- net/netfilter/core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)