If lgdt3306a_read_reg() fails, the read data in "val" is incorrect, thus shouldn't be further used. The fix inserts a check for the return value of lgdt3306a_read_reg(). If it fails, goto fail. Signed-off-by: Kangjie Lu <kjlu@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c index 0e1f5daaf20c..7410f23314bc 100644 --- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt3306a.c @@ -1685,7 +1685,9 @@ static int lgdt3306a_read_signal_strength(struct dvb_frontend *fe, case QAM_256: case QAM_AUTO: /* need to know actual modulation to set proper SNR baseline */ - lgdt3306a_read_reg(state, 0x00a6, &val); + ret = lgdt3306a_read_reg(state, 0x00a6, &val); + if (lg_chkerr(ret)) + goto fail; if(val & 0x04) ref_snr = 2800; /* QAM-256 28dB */ else -- 2.17.2 (Apple Git-113)