From: William Dean <williamsukatube@xxxxxxxxx> kzalloc() is a memory allocation function which can return NULL when some internal memory errors happen. So it is better to check the return value of it to prevent potential wrong memory access or memory leak. Fixes: 4a7695429eade ("i2c: cp2615: add i2c driver for Silicon Labs' CP2615 Digital Audio Bridge") Reported-by: Hacash Robot <hacashRobot@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: William Dean <williamsukatube@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c index 3ded28632e4c..7c9403346615 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c @@ -171,11 +171,17 @@ cp2615_i2c_recv(struct usb_interface *usbif, unsigned char tag, void *buf) /* Checks if the IOP is functional by querying the part's ID */ static int cp2615_check_iop(struct usb_interface *usbif) { - struct cp2615_iop_msg *msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg), GFP_KERNEL); - struct cp2615_iop_accessory_info *info = (struct cp2615_iop_accessory_info *)&msg->data; + struct cp2615_iop_msg *msg; + struct cp2615_iop_accessory_info *info; struct usb_device *usbdev = interface_to_usbdev(usbif); - int res = cp2615_init_iop_msg(msg, iop_GetAccessoryInfo, NULL, 0); + int res; + + msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg), GFP_KERNEL); + if (!msg) + return -ENOMEM; + info = (struct cp2615_iop_accessory_info *)&msg->data; + res = cp2615_init_iop_msg(msg, iop_GetAccessoryInfo, NULL, 0); if (res) goto out; -- 2.25.1