3.2.87-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> commit ef079936d3cd09e63612834fe2698eeada0d8e3f upstream. Fix NULL-pointer dereference in open() should a malicious device lack the expected endpoints: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000030 .. [<bf06a6b0>] (ti_open [ti_usb_3410_5052]) from [<bf02e118>] (serial_port_activate+0x68/0x98 [usbserial]) Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> [bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust context] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) --- a/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c @@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ static int ti_startup(struct usb_serial goto free_tdev; } + if (serial->num_bulk_in < serial->num_ports || + serial->num_bulk_out < serial->num_ports) { + dev_err(&serial->interface->dev, "missing endpoints\n"); + status = -ENODEV; + goto free_tdev; + } + /* set up port structures */ for (i = 0; i < serial->num_ports; ++i) { tport = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ti_port), GFP_KERNEL);