Re: [PATCH] iio: vadc: Fix potential dereference of NULL pointer

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On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 11:43:00PM -0700, Yongzhi Liu wrote:
> The return value of vadc_get_channel() needs to be checked
> to avoid use of NULL pointer, which is followed by
> the caller 'vadc_do_conversion' of function 'vadc_configure'.
> Fix this by adding the null pointer check on prop
> in function 'vadc_configure'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yongzhi Liu <lyz_cs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-vadc.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-vadc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-vadc.c
> index 34202ba..d99bd72 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-vadc.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-vadc.c
> @@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ static int vadc_configure(struct vadc_priv *vadc,
>  	u8 decimation, mode_ctrl;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (!prop)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +
>  	/* Mode selection */
>  	mode_ctrl = (VADC_OP_MODE_NORMAL << VADC_OP_MODE_SHIFT) |
>  		     VADC_ADC_TRIM_EN | VADC_AMUX_TRIM_EN;


Shouldn't the check be done in vadc_measure_ref_points() where 'prop' is
obtained, rather than deep down in the call chain? For example
vadc_do_conversion() would also dereference the NULL pointer unless one
of the prior function calls fails.



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