Re: [PATCH] pci: hotplug: cpqphp_ctrl.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Tue May 27 2014 - 22:58:18 EST


On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 06:02:57PM +0200, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
> There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.
>
> Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied to pci/hotplug for v3.16, thanks!

> ---
> drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_ctrl.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_ctrl.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_ctrl.c
> index 11845b7..a319d07 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_ctrl.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/cpqphp_ctrl.c
> @@ -709,7 +709,8 @@ static struct pci_resource *get_max_resource(struct pci_resource **head, u32 siz
> temp = temp->next;
> }
>
> - temp->next = max->next;
> + if(temp)
> + temp->next = max->next;
> }
>
> max->next = NULL;
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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