This loop checks that i < max at the start of loop but then it does i++ which could put it past the end of the array. It's harmless to check again and prevent a potential out of bounds. Fixes: 1048643ea94d ("ath5k: Clean up eeprom parsing and add missing calibration data") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c index d444b3d70ba2..58d3e86f6256 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/eeprom.c @@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ ath5k_eeprom_read_freq_list(struct ath5k_hw *ah, int *offset, int max, ee->ee_n_piers[mode]++; freq2 = (val >> 8) & 0xff; - if (!freq2) + if (!freq2 || i >= max) break; pc[i++].freq = ath5k_eeprom_bin2freq(ee, -- 2.35.1