If mem_parse_options is called with an optstr containing x, but with swab == NULL, we will end up doing a NULL pointer dereference. Add a check that avoids this from happening. Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- lib/misc.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/misc.c b/lib/misc.c index 532f0bfc1eb5..2d5f7c198586 100644 --- a/lib/misc.c +++ b/lib/misc.c @@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ int mem_parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], char *optstr, int *mode, *destfile = optarg; break; case 'x': + if (!swab) + return -EINVAL; *swab = 1; break; default: -- 2.30.2