From 2efd32ee1b60b0b31404ca47c1ce70e5a5d24ebc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dumazet Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:32:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] veth: fix a NULL deref in netif_carrier_off In commit d0e2c55e7c94 (veth: avoid a NULL deref in veth_stats_one) we now clear the peer pointers in veth_dellink() veth_close() must therefore make sure the peer pointer is set. Reported-by: Tom Parkin Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/veth.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c index 0f71a4f..e1da42a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/veth.c +++ b/drivers/net/veth.c @@ -206,9 +206,11 @@ static int veth_open(struct net_device *dev) static int veth_close(struct net_device *dev) { struct veth_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev); + struct net_device *peer = rtnl_dereference(priv->peer); netif_carrier_off(dev); - netif_carrier_off(rtnl_dereference(priv->peer)); + if (peer) + netif_carrier_off(peer); return 0; } -- 2.7.4