]> git.ipfire.org Git - thirdparty/kernel/linux.git/commit
idpf: nullify pointers after they are freed
authorLi Li <boolli@google.com>
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:58:06 +0000 (06:58 +0000)
committerTony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:43:57 +0000 (11:43 -0800)
commitbc3b31977314433e4685ae92853d1b6e91ad7bc2
tree3434972010ce064c5024758d8d21239ed5e143ad
parente403bf4013a665961bdfdf65193e3076c3d155a5
idpf: nullify pointers after they are freed

rss_data->rss_key needs to be nullified after it is freed.
Checks like "if (!rss_data->rss_key)" in the code could fail
if it is not nullified.

Tested: built and booted the kernel.

Fixes: 83f38f210b85 ("idpf: Fix RSS LUT NULL pointer crash on early ethtool operations")
Signed-off-by: Li Li <boolli@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>
Tested-by: Samuel Salin <Samuel.salin@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_lib.c