[PATCH] readelf: Fix deref-of-null in handle_core_item()
Maks Mishin
maks.mishinfz@gmail.com
Fri Mar 29 22:47:30 GMT 2024
Return value of a function 'gelf_getehdr' is dereferenced
without checking for NULL, but it is usually checked for this function.
Found by RASU JSC.
Signed-off-by: Maks Mishin <maks.mishinFZ@gmail.com>
---
src/readelf.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/readelf.c b/src/readelf.c
index 0e931184..f2ec358f 100644
--- a/src/readelf.c
+++ b/src/readelf.c
@@ -12440,6 +12440,13 @@ handle_core_item (Elf *core, const Ebl_Core_Item *item, const void *desc,
field went into the high half of USEC. */
GElf_Ehdr ehdr_mem;
GElf_Ehdr *ehdr = gelf_getehdr (core, &ehdr_mem);
+
+ if (ehdr == NULL)
+ {
+ error (0, 0, _("cannot read ELF header: %s"), elf_errmsg (-1));
+ return;
+ }
+
if (likely (ehdr->e_ident[EI_DATA] == ELFDATA2MSB))
usec >>= 32;
else
--
2.30.2
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