3.4-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> commit a50abf4842dd7d603a2ad6dcc7f1467fd2a66f03 upstream. Disallow the dereference of a reference (via index) to an uninitialized package element. Provides compatibility with other ACPI implementations. ACPICA BZ 1003. References: https://bugs.acpica.org/show_bug.cgi?id=431 Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c @@ -970,10 +970,17 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(stru */ return_desc = *(operand[0]->reference.where); - if (return_desc) { - acpi_ut_add_reference - (return_desc); + if (!return_desc) { + /* + * Element is NULL, do not allow the dereference. + * This provides compatibility with other ACPI + * implementations. + */ + return_ACPI_STATUS + (AE_AML_UNINITIALIZED_ELEMENT); } + + acpi_ut_add_reference(return_desc); break; default: -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html