[PATCH] net: ipv6: Fix NULL dereference in ipv6_route_check_nh

[Purva Yeshi <purvayeshi550@gmail.com>]

Fix Smatch-detected error:
net/ipv6/route.c:3427 ip6_route_check_nh() error:
we previously assumed '_dev' could be null

Ensure _dev and idev are checked for NULL before dereferencing in
ip6_route_check_nh. Assign NULL explicitly when fib_nh_dev is NULL
to prevent unintended dereferences.

Signed-off-by: Purva Yeshi <purvayeshi550@gmail.com>
---
 net/ipv6/route.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index ef2d23a1e3d5..ad5b3098eba0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -3424,9 +3424,20 @@ static int ip6_route_check_nh(struct net *net,
 		if (dev != res.nh->fib_nh_dev)
 			err = -EHOSTUNREACH;
 	} else {
-		*_dev = dev = res.nh->fib_nh_dev;
-		netdev_hold(dev, dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		*idev = in6_dev_get(dev);
+		if (res.nh->fib_nh_dev) {  /* Ensure fib_nh_dev is valid */
+			dev = res.nh->fib_nh_dev;
+
+			if (_dev)  /* Only assign if _dev is not NULL */
+				*_dev = dev;
+
+			netdev_hold(dev, dev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
+			*idev = in6_dev_get(dev);
+		} else {
+			if (_dev)
+				*_dev = NULL;  /* Explicitly set NULL */
+			if (idev)
+				*idev = NULL;  /* Explicitly set NULL */
+		}
 	}
 
 	return err;
-- 
2.34.1