If we iterate through a loop using list_for_each_entry() without hitting a break, then the iterator points to bogus memory. The if (tst->name != test_fw_config->upload_name) { will likely still work but technically it's an out of bounds read. Fixes: a31ad463b72d ("test_firmware: Add test support for firmware upload") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- lib/test_firmware.c | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/test_firmware.c b/lib/test_firmware.c index 76115c1a2629..c82b65947ce6 100644 --- a/lib/test_firmware.c +++ b/lib/test_firmware.c @@ -1392,7 +1392,8 @@ static ssize_t upload_read_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) { - struct test_firmware_upload *tst; + struct test_firmware_upload *tst = NULL; + struct test_firmware_upload *tst_iter; int ret = -EINVAL; if (!test_fw_config->upload_name) { @@ -1401,11 +1402,13 @@ static ssize_t upload_read_show(struct device *dev, } mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex); - list_for_each_entry(tst, &test_upload_list, node) - if (tst->name == test_fw_config->upload_name) + list_for_each_entry(tst_iter, &test_upload_list, node) + if (tst_iter->name == test_fw_config->upload_name) { + tst = tst_iter; break; + } - if (tst->name != test_fw_config->upload_name) { + if (!tst) { pr_err("Firmware name not found: %s\n", test_fw_config->upload_name); goto out; -- 2.35.1