There's a NULL check on pmlmepriv in rtw_mlme.c:112 which makes no sense as rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data() dereferences it unconditionally and it would have already crashed at this point. Fix this by moving rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data() inside the check. Signed-off-by: Vihas Makwana <makvihas@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c index 081c02417..87c754462 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c @@ -109,12 +109,10 @@ void rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv) void _rtw_free_mlme_priv(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv) { - - rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(pmlmepriv); - - if (pmlmepriv) + if (pmlmepriv) { + rtw_free_mlme_priv_ie_data(pmlmepriv); vfree(pmlmepriv->free_bss_buf); - + } } struct wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)/* _queue *free_queue) */ -- 2.30.2