ip6_output(): Check the return value of in6_getlinkifnet().
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rS363710: ip6_output(): Check the return value of in6_getlinkifnet().

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If the destination address has an embedded scope ID, make sure that it
corresponds to a valid ifnet before proceeding. Otherwise a sendto()
with a bogus link-local address can trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Reported by: syzkaller

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