net: if: Check IPv6 pointers properly in hop limit setters/getters

We must make sure that IPv6 configuration pointer is valid
so that the hop limit can be set for a given interface.

(cherry picked from commit 3de1f1b)

Original-Signed-off-by: Jukka Rissanen <jukka.rissanen@nordicsemi.no>
GitOrigin-RevId: 3de1f1b
Change-Id: I134d21542b55dd82b1e4d8d203d6178bf3762dac
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromiumos/third_party/zephyr/+/5324199
Tested-by: ChromeOS Prod (Robot) <chromeos-ci-prod@chromeos-bot.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
Reviewed-by: Keith Short <keithshort@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Keith Short <keithshort@chromium.org>
Commit-Queue: Keith Short <keithshort@chromium.org>

subsys/net/ip/net_if.c

@@ -2649,6 +2649,10 @@ uint8_t net_if_ipv6_get_mcast_hop_limit(struct net_if *iface)
 
 	net_if_lock(iface);
 
+	if (net_if_config_ipv6_get(iface, NULL) < 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!iface->config.ip.ipv6) {
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2670,6 +2674,10 @@ void net_if_ipv6_set_mcast_hop_limit(struct net_if *iface, uint8_t hop_limit)
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_NATIVE_IPV6)
 	net_if_lock(iface);
 
+	if (net_if_config_ipv6_get(iface, NULL) < 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!iface->config.ip.ipv6) {
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2690,6 +2698,10 @@ uint8_t net_if_ipv6_get_hop_limit(struct net_if *iface)
 
 	net_if_lock(iface);
 
+	if (net_if_config_ipv6_get(iface, NULL) < 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!iface->config.ip.ipv6) {
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2711,6 +2723,10 @@ void net_if_ipv6_set_hop_limit(struct net_if *iface, uint8_t hop_limit)
 #if defined(CONFIG_NET_NATIVE_IPV6)
 	net_if_lock(iface);
 
+	if (net_if_config_ipv6_get(iface, NULL) < 0) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!iface->config.ip.ipv6) {
 		goto out;
 	}