Function dev_alloc_skb() may return a NULL pointer when there is no enough memory, its return value should be checked before used. This bug is found by a static analysis tool developed by RUC_SoftSec, supported by China.X.Orion. Signed-off-by: RUC_SoftSec <rucsoftsec@xxxxxxxxx> --- .../staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c index dd2a96b..baf15d7 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/r8192E_firmware.c @@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ static bool fw_download_code(struct net_device *dev, u8 *code_virtual_address, } skb = dev_alloc_skb(frag_length + 4); + if (skb == NULL) { + rt_status = true; + break; + } memcpy((unsigned char *)(skb->cb), &dev, sizeof(dev)); tcb_desc = (struct cb_desc *)(skb->cb + MAX_DEV_ADDR_SIZE); tcb_desc->queue_index = TXCMD_QUEUE; -- 1.7.9.5 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel