linux-kernel - [PATCH 9/14] drivers/video: Move dereference after NULL test

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:41:26 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 9/14] drivers/video: Move dereference after NULL test

From: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>

If the NULL test on fbi is needed, then the dereference should be after the
NULL test.

A simplified version of the semantic match that detects this problem is as
follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/):

// <smpl>
@match exists@
expression x, E;
identifier fld;
@@

* x->fld
  ... when != \(x = E\|&x\)
* x == NULL
// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>

---
 drivers/video/pxafb.c               |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/pxafb.c b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
index 1820c4a..fe3172c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/pxafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
@@ -1208,13 +1208,14 @@ static void setup_smart_timing(struct pxafb_info *fbi,
 static int pxafb_smart_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	struct pxafb_info *fbi = arg;
-	struct pxafb_mach_info *inf = fbi->dev->platform_data;
+	struct pxafb_mach_info *inf;
 
-	if (!fbi || !inf->smart_update) {
+	if (!fbi || !fbi->dev->platform_data->smart_update) {
 		pr_err("%s: not properly initialized, thread terminated\n",
 				__func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	inf = fbi->dev->platform_data;
 
 	pr_debug("%s(): task starting\n", __func__);
 
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/