Re: [PATCH net] bnx2x: fix null pointer dereference in bnx2x_free_mem_bp()

[Maciej Fijalkowski]

On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 12:20:26PM +0530, Abdun Nihaal wrote:
> In one of the error path in bnx2x_alloc_mem_bp(), bnx2x_free_mem_bp()
> may be called with bp->fp uninitialized. And so, there could be a null
> pointer dereference in bnx2x_free_mem_bp(). Fix that by adding a null
> check before the only dereference of bp->fp in the function.
> 
> The issue was reported by Sashiko AI review.
> 
> Fixes: c3146eb676e7 ("bnx2x: Correct memory preparation and release")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Compile tested only.
> Thanks to Simon Horman for pointing out the Sashiko review.

Should we include Reported-by tag given to Sashiko? I did that in my last
changes, I guess it would be good to track the amount of things fixed that
originated from Sashiko review.

Reviewed-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@xxxxxxxxx>

> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
> index 5b2640bd31c3..25ee45cb7f3f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c
> @@ -4712,8 +4712,9 @@ void bnx2x_free_mem_bp(struct bnx2x *bp)
>  {
>  	int i;
>  
> -	for (i = 0; i < bp->fp_array_size; i++)
> -		kfree(bp->fp[i].tpa_info);
> +	if (bp->fp)
> +		for (i = 0; i < bp->fp_array_size; i++)
> +			kfree(bp->fp[i].tpa_info);
>  	kfree(bp->fp);
>  	kfree(bp->sp_objs);
>  	kfree(bp->fp_stats);
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 
>