Re: [PATCH] crypto: lib/mpi - Fix an "Uninitialized scalar variable" issue

From: Qianqiang Liu
Date: Fri Sep 13 2024 - 20:54:42 EST


On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 10:07:42PM +0800, Qianqiang Liu wrote:
> The "err" variable may be returned without an initialized value.
>
> Fixes: 8e3a67f2de87 ("crypto: lib/mpi - Add error checks to extension")
> Signed-off-by: Qianqiang Liu <qianqiang.liu@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> lib/crypto/mpi/mpi-mul.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/crypto/mpi/mpi-mul.c b/lib/crypto/mpi/mpi-mul.c
> index 892a246216b9..7e6ff1ce3e9b 100644
> --- a/lib/crypto/mpi/mpi-mul.c
> +++ b/lib/crypto/mpi/mpi-mul.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int mpi_mul(MPI w, MPI u, MPI v)
> int usign, vsign, sign_product;
> int assign_wp = 0;
> mpi_ptr_t tmp_limb = NULL;
> - int err;
> + int err = 0;
>
> if (u->nlimbs < v->nlimbs) {
> /* Swap U and V. */
> --
> 2.34.1

Could you please review this patch?

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Best,
Qianqiang Liu