net/mlx5e: Fix nullptr in add_vlan_push_action()
The result of dev_get_by_index_rcu() is not checked for NULL and then gets dereferenced immediately. Also, the RCU lock must be held by the caller of dev_get_by_index_rcu(), which isn't satisfied by the call stack. Fix by handling nullptr return value when iflink device is not found. Add RCU locking around dev_get_by_index_rcu() to avoid possible adverse effects while iterating over the net_device's hlist. It is safe not to increment reference count of the net_device pointer in case of a successful lookup, because it's already handled by VLAN code during VLAN device registration (see register_vlan_dev and netdev_upper_dev_link). Fixes: 278748a9 ("net/mlx5e: Offload TC e-switch rules with egress VLAN device") 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>
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