[PATCH] libertas: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference

Subsystems: marvell libertas wireless driver, the rest

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2019-10-01 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH] libertas: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference

From: Allen Pais <hidden>
Date: 2019-09-18 16:35:31

alloc_workqueue is not checked for errors and as a result,
a potential NULL dereference could occur.

Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c
index 242d884..30f1025 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,10 @@ static int if_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 
 	spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
 	card->workqueue = alloc_workqueue("libertas_sdio", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	if (unlikely(!card->workqueue)) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_queue;
+	}
 	INIT_WORK(&card->packet_worker, if_sdio_host_to_card_worker);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&card->pwron_waitq);
 
@@ -1230,6 +1234,7 @@ static int if_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 	lbs_remove_card(priv);
 free:
 	destroy_workqueue(card->workqueue);
+err_queue:
 	while (card->packets) {
 		packet = card->packets;
 		card->packets = card->packets->next;
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH] libertas: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference

From: Kalle Valo <hidden>
Date: 2019-10-01 09:22:19

Allen Pais [off-list ref] wrote:
alloc_workqueue is not checked for errors and as a result,
a potential NULL dereference could occur.

Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <redacted>
Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

7da413a18583 libertas: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11150757/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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