[saeed:net-next 243/261] net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:169 ip6_rcv_core() error: we previously assumed 'idev' could be null (see line 167)

[saeed:net-next 243/261] net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:169 ip6_rcv_core() error: we previously assumed 'idev' could be null (see line 167)

[Dan Carpenter]

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/saeed/linux.git net-next
head:   8ac2beba64a8c9072480094c86b9eab8b6cebd99
commit: 4daf841a2ef3b2e987894c8107d309ce2b67c202 [243/261] net: ipv6: add skb drop reasons to ip6_rcv_core()
config: i386-randconfig-m021 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220414/202204140552.DxfWehz6-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.2.0-19) 11.2.0

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

New smatch warnings:
net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:169 ip6_rcv_core() error: we previously assumed 'idev' could be null (see line 167)

vim +/idev +169 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c

d8269e2cbf908f Edward Cree              2018-07-05  145  static struct sk_buff *ip6_rcv_core(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
d8269e2cbf908f Edward Cree              2018-07-05  146  				    struct net *net)
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  147  {
4daf841a2ef3b2 Menglong Dong            2022-04-13  148  	enum skb_drop_reason reason;
b71d1d426d263b Eric Dumazet             2011-04-22  149  	const struct ipv6hdr *hdr;
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  150  	u32 pkt_len;
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  151  	struct inet6_dev *idev;
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  152  
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  153  	if (skb->pkt_type == PACKET_OTHERHOST) {
794c24e9921f32 Jeffrey Ji               2022-04-06  154  		dev_core_stats_rx_otherhost_dropped_inc(skb->dev);
4daf841a2ef3b2 Menglong Dong            2022-04-13  155  		kfree_skb_reason(skb, SKB_DROP_REASON_OTHERHOST);
d8269e2cbf908f Edward Cree              2018-07-05  156  		return NULL;
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  157  	}
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  158  
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  159  	rcu_read_lock();
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  160  
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  161  	idev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
a11d206d0f88e0 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2006-11-04  162  
c2005eb01044e8 Eric Dumazet             2016-04-27  163  	__IP6_UPD_PO_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_IN, skb->len);
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  164  
4daf841a2ef3b2 Menglong Dong            2022-04-13  165  	SKB_DR_SET(reason, NOT_SPECIFIED);
778d80be526995 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2008-06-28  166  	if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL ||
778d80be526995 YOSHIFUJI Hideaki        2008-06-28 @167  	    !idev || unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6)) {
                                                                    ^^^^^
Check for NULL

1d0155035918aa Eric Dumazet             2016-04-27  168  		__IP6_INC_STATS(net, idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDISCARDS);
4daf841a2ef3b2 Menglong Dong            2022-04-13 @169  		if (unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6))
                                                                                     ^^^^^^
Patch adds unchecked dereference.

4daf841a2ef3b2 Menglong Dong            2022-04-13  170  			SKB_DR_SET(reason, IPV6DISABLED);
71f6f6dfdf7c7a Jesper Nilsson           2009-03-27  171  		goto drop;
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  172  	}
^1da177e4c3f41 Linus Torvalds           2005-04-16  173  
6b7fdc3ae18a05 Guillaume Chazarain      2006-07-24  174  	memset(IP6CB(skb), 0, sizeof(struct inet6_skb_parm));
6b7fdc3ae18a05 Guillaume Chazarain      2006-07-24  175  

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