Allocating memory via kcalloc for pba_to_lba and lba_to_pba can fail. The fix avoids a potential NULL pointer dereference. Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c b/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c index 6b8edf6178df..41d979e70784 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c +++ b/drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c @@ -438,6 +438,11 @@ static int alauda_init_media(struct us_data *us) MEDIA_INFO(us).pba_to_lba = kcalloc(num_zones, sizeof(u16*), GFP_NOIO); MEDIA_INFO(us).lba_to_pba = kcalloc(num_zones, sizeof(u16*), GFP_NOIO); + if (!MEDIA_INFO(us).pba_to_lba || !MEDIA_INFO(us).lba_to_pba) { + pr_warn("%s: Failed to allocate memory\n", __func__); + return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR; + } + if (alauda_reset_media(us) != USB_STOR_XFER_GOOD) return USB_STOR_TRANSPORT_ERROR; -- 2.17.1