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

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Date:	Tue, 27 May 2014 20:57:53 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
To:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Marta Rybczynska <rybczynska@...il.com>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pci: hotplug: cpqphp_ctrl.c:  Fix for possible null
 pointer dereference

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@...ctrumdigital.se>

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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