[PATCH 1/1] net: irda: avoid null pointer dereference
From: Heinrich Schuchardt <hidden>
Date: 2016-05-17 22:07:03
Only dereference variable self after checking it is not NULL. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <redacted> --- drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
index 9ef13d8..aaecc3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/nsc-ircc.c@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ static void nsc_ircc_change_dongle_speed(int iobase, int speed, int dongle_id) */ static __u8 nsc_ircc_change_speed(struct nsc_ircc_cb *self, __u32 speed) { - struct net_device *dev = self->netdev; + struct net_device *dev; __u8 mcr = MCR_SIR; int iobase; __u8 bank;
@@ -1263,6 +1263,7 @@ static __u8 nsc_ircc_change_speed(struct nsc_ircc_cb *self, __u32 speed) IRDA_ASSERT(self != NULL, return 0;); + dev = self->netdev; iobase = self->io.fir_base; /* Update accounting for new speed */
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