BUG null dreference in driver drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c

From: Alexander Strakh <hidden>
Date: 2009-12-15 17:55:09
Also in: linux-hams

	KERNEL_VERSION: 2.6.32
	SUBJECT: null derefernce in function  bpq_xmit
	SUBSCRIBE:
	In driver drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c in function bpq_xmit:

1. if in line 288 after calling function bpq_get_ether_dev variable dev = 
NULL, then we goto line 289
2. In line 289:  null dereference of dev - "dev->stats.tx_dropped++"

 288        if ((dev = bpq_get_ether_dev(dev)) == NULL) {
 289                dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
 290                kfree_skb(skb);
 291                return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 292        }

Found by Linux Device Drivers Verification Project (Svace Detector)
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