[PATCH v1] wifi: brcmfmac: acpi: Add NULL check in brcmf_acpi_probe()

From: Henry Martin
Date: Tue Apr 01 2025 - 10:09:45 EST


devm_kasprintf() returns NULL when memory allocation fails. Currently,
brcmf_acpi_probe() does not check for this case, which results in a NULL
pointer dereference.

Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue.

Fixes: 0f485805d008 ("wifi: brcmfmac: acpi: Add support for fetching Apple ACPI properties")
Signed-off-by: Henry Martin <bsdhenrymartin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/acpi.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/acpi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/acpi.c
index c4a54861bfb4..4885d5d0a0af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/acpi.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ void brcmf_acpi_probe(struct device *dev, enum brcmf_bus_type bus_type,
settings->board_type = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL,
"apple,%s",
o->string.pointer);
+ if (!settings->board_type)
+ return -ENOMEM;
} else {
brcmf_dbg(INFO, "No ACPI module-instance\n");
return;
--
2.34.1