The ext4_get_group_desc() function returns NULL on error, and
ext4_free_inodes_count() function dereferences it without checking.
There is a check on the next line, but it's too late.
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: cleaned up the style
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index a044a9b..ea32d7e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -508,10 +508,12 @@ fallback_retry:
for (i = 0; i < ngroups; i++) {
grp = (parent_group + i) % ngroups;
desc = ext4_get_group_desc(sb, grp, NULL);
- grp_free = ext4_free_inodes_count(sb, desc);
- if (desc && grp_free && grp_free >= avefreei) {
- *group = grp;
- return 0;
+ if (desc) {
+ grp_free = ext4_free_inodes_count(sb, desc);
+ if (grp_free && grp_free >= avefreei) {
+ *group = grp;
+ return 0;
+ }
}
}
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