Search Linux Wireless

Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: Fix potential dereference of NULL pointer

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Yongzhi Liu <lyz_cs@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> If 'card' is not valid, then we need to check the
> field 'adapter' and 'priv_num' to avoid use of NULL
> pointer in function 'mwifiex_get_priv'. Fix this by
> adding the null pointer check on them.

Why? We don't add null checks for every access, why does this function
need it?

How did you find this? Is this something you found with a static checker
tool or by testing with a real device?

> Fixes: 21c5c83ce ("mwifiex: support sysfs initiated device coredump")

Format is wrong, it should be:

Fixes: 21c5c83ce833 ("mwifiex: support sysfs initiated device coredump")

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches



[Index of Archives]     [Linux Host AP]     [ATH6KL]     [Linux Wireless Personal Area Network]     [Linux Bluetooth]     [Wireless Regulations]     [Linux Netdev]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Linux Kernel]     [IDE]     [Git]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite Hiking]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]

  Powered by Linux