The patch titled comedi: NULL dereference of amcc in v_pci_card_list_init() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is comedi-null-dereference-of-amcc-in-v_pci_card_list_init.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: comedi: NULL dereference of amcc in v_pci_card_list_init() From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> amcc allocation may fail, prevent a NULL dereference. allocation may fail, prevent a dereference. Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx> Cc: Bill Pemberton <wfp5p@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h | 3 +++ drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/amcc_s5933_58.h | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) diff -puN drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h~comedi-null-dereference-of-amcc-in-v_pci_card_list_init drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h~comedi-null-dereference-of-amcc-in-v_pci_card_list_init +++ a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h @@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ void v_pci_card_list_init(unsigned short pci_vendor = i_ADDIDATADeviceID[i_Count]; if (pcidev->vendor == pci_vendor) { amcc = kmalloc(sizeof(*amcc), GFP_KERNEL); + if (amcc == NULL) + continue; + memset(amcc, 0, sizeof(*amcc)); amcc->pcidev = pcidev; diff -puN drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/amcc_s5933_58.h~comedi-null-dereference-of-amcc-in-v_pci_card_list_init drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/amcc_s5933_58.h --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/amcc_s5933_58.h~comedi-null-dereference-of-amcc-in-v_pci_card_list_init +++ a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/amcc_s5933_58.h @@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ void v_pci_card_list_init(unsigned short pci_for_each_dev(pcidev) { if (pcidev->vendor == pci_vendor) { amcc = kmalloc(sizeof(*amcc), GFP_KERNEL); + if (amcc == NULL) + continue; + memset(amcc, 0, sizeof(*amcc)); amcc->pcidev = pcidev; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx are origin.patch linux-next.patch x86-fix-x86_model-test-in-es7000_apic_is_cluster.patch s3c-fix-check-of-index-into-s3c_gpios.patch stmp3xxx-deallocation-with-negative-index-of-descriptors.patch dm-strncpy-does-not-null-terminate-string.patch pcmcia-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch powerpc-sky-cpu-redundant-or-incorrect-tests-on-unsigned.patch mips-decrease-size-of-au1xxx_dbdma_pm_regs.patch octeon-false-positive-timeout.patch slram-read-buffer-overflow.patch mtd-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch mtd-jffs2-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch mtd-prevent-a-read-from-eraseregions.patch mtd-prevent-a-read-from-regions.patch hfc_usb-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch zorro8390-fix-read-buffer-overflow-in-zorro8390_init_one-checkpatch-fixes.patch cyclades-read-buffer-overflow.patch serial167-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch regulator-fix-calculation-of-voltage-range-in-da9034_set_ldo12_voltage.patch drivers-scsi-fnic-fnic_scsic-clean-up.patch ibmmca-buffer-overflow.patch scsi-eata-fix-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-gdthc-fix-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-u14-34fc-fix-uffer-overflow.patch drivers-scsi-lpfc-lpfc_vportc-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch osst-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch gdth-unmap-ccb_phys-when-scsi_add_host-fails-in-gdth_eisa_probe_one.patch zfcp-test-kmalloc-failure-in-scsi_get_vpd_page.patch st-fix-test-of-value-range-in-st_set_options.patch st-fix-test-of-value-range-in-st_set_options-fix.patch comedi-null-dereference-of-amcc-in-v_pci_card_list_init.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03.patch frv-duplicate-output_buffer-of-e03-checkpatch-fixes.patch blackfin-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch arch-alpha-boot-tools-objstripc-wrong-variable-tested-after-open.patch m32r-remove-redundant-tests-on-unsigned.patch uml-fix-order-of-pud-and-pmd_free.patch dme1737-keep-index-within-pwm_config.patch sdio-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch hwmon-fix-freeing-of-gpio_data-and-irq.patch ncpfs-read-buffer-overflow.patch smbfs-read-buffer-overflow.patch platinumfb-misplaced-parenthesis.patch sisfb-read-buffer-overflow.patch drivers-video-console-newport_conc-fix-read-outside-array-bounds.patch mwave-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch adfs-remove-redundant-test-on-unsigned.patch gru-allocation-may-fail-in-quicktest1.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html