[PATCH 1/2] nfc: fix NULL pointer dereference
From: Daeseok Youn
Date: Wed Apr 02 2014 - 03:55:46 EST
dev is NULL when nfc_get_device() is failed but
dev is used for handling error.
coccicheck says:
net/nfc/netlink.c:1092:21-24: ERROR:
dev is NULL but dereferenced.
Signed-off-by: Daeseok Youn <daeseok.youn@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/nfc/netlink.c | 6 ++----
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index 43cb1c1..b2ad570 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -1026,10 +1026,8 @@ static int nfc_genl_llc_sdreq(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);
dev = nfc_get_device(idx);
- if (!dev) {
- rc = -ENODEV;
- goto exit;
- }
+ if (!dev)
+ return -ENODEV;
device_lock(&dev->dev);
--
1.7.4.4
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