In routine rtl8192_tx_isr(), pointer skb is dereferenced before it is
checked for NULL. This patch has only been compile-tested, as I do not
have the hardware. This problem was reported at
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109951.
Fixes: bugzilla.kernel.org: #109951
Reported-by: Yong Shi <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <redacted>
Cc: Yong Shi <redacted>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index f4a4eae..87093c0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -1092,10 +1092,17 @@ static int rtl8192_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
static void rtl8192_tx_isr(struct urb *tx_urb)
{
struct sk_buff *skb = (struct sk_buff *)tx_urb->context;
- struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)(skb->cb);
+ struct net_device *dev;
struct r8192_priv *priv = NULL;
- cb_desc *tcb_desc = (cb_desc *)(skb->cb + MAX_DEV_ADDR_SIZE);
- u8 queue_index = tcb_desc->queue_index;
+ cb_desc *tcb_desc;
+ u8 queue_index;
+
+ if (!skb)
+ return;
+
+ dev = (struct net_device *)(skb->cb);
+ tcb_desc = (cb_desc *)(skb->cb + MAX_DEV_ADDR_SIZE);
+ queue_index = tcb_desc->queue_index;
priv = ieee80211_priv(dev);
@@ -1113,11 +1120,9 @@ static void rtl8192_tx_isr(struct urb *tx_urb)
}
/* free skb and tx_urb */
- if (skb != NULL) {
- dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
- usb_free_urb(tx_urb);
- atomic_dec(&priv->tx_pending[queue_index]);
- }
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+ usb_free_urb(tx_urb);
+ atomic_dec(&priv->tx_pending[queue_index]);
/*
* Handle HW Beacon:--
2.1.4