Code: int tipc_nl_publ_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
{
	int err;
	u32 tsk_portid = cb->args[0];
	u32 last_publ = cb->args[1];
	u32 done = cb->args[2];
	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
	struct tipc_sock *tsk;

	if (!tsk_portid) {
		struct nlattr **attrs;
		struct nlattr *sock[TIPC_NLA_SOCK_MAX + 1];

		err = tipc_nlmsg_parse(cb->nlh, &attrs);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
 		err = nla_parse_nested(sock, TIPC_NLA_SOCK_MAX,
 				       attrs[TIPC_NLA_SOCK],
 				       tipc_nl_sock_policy);
		if (err)
			return err;

		if (!sock[TIPC_NLA_SOCK_REF])
			return -EINVAL;

		tsk_portid = nla_get_u32(sock[TIPC_NLA_SOCK_REF]);
	}

	if (done)
		return 0;

	tsk = tipc_sk_lookup(net, tsk_portid);
	if (!tsk)
		return -EINVAL;

	lock_sock(&tsk->sk);
	err = __tipc_nl_list_sk_publ(skb, cb, tsk, &last_publ);
	if (!err)
		done = 1;
	release_sock(&tsk->sk);
	sock_put(&tsk->sk);

	cb->args[0] = tsk_portid;
	cb->args[1] = last_publ;
	cb->args[2] = done;

	return skb->len;
}

Vulnerability Type: DoS 
CWE ID: 
Summary: The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.
Commit Message: tipc: check nl sock before parsing nested attributes

Make sure the socket for which the user is listing publication exists
before parsing the socket netlink attributes.

Prior to this patch a call without any socket caused a NULL pointer
dereference in tipc_nl_publ_dump().

Tested-and-reported-by: Baozeng Ding <sploving1@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Alpe <richard.alpe@ericsson.com>
Acked-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@ericsson.cm>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>