linux-kernel - [PATCH] video: fbdev: core: fbmon.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference

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Date:	Wed,  2 Jul 2014 23:44:53 +0200
From:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
To:	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
Cc:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
	Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
	Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>, David Ung <davidu@...dia.com>,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] video: fbdev: core: fbmon.c:  Fix for possible null pointer dereference

Fix a possible null pointer dereference, there is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference

This was found using a static code analysis program called cppcheck

Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
---
 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c |   11 +++++------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
index 5b0e313..9ec81ee 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
@@ -608,6 +608,11 @@ static struct fb_videomode *fb_create_modedb(unsigned char *edid, int *dbsize)
 	int num = 0, i, first = 1;
 	int ver, rev;
 
+	if (edid == NULL || !edid_checksum(edid) ||
+		!edid_check_header(edid)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	ver = edid[EDID_STRUCT_VERSION];
 	rev = edid[EDID_STRUCT_REVISION];
 
@@ -615,12 +620,6 @@ static struct fb_videomode *fb_create_modedb(unsigned char *edid, int *dbsize)
 	if (mode == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (edid == NULL || !edid_checksum(edid) ||
-	    !edid_check_header(edid)) {
-		kfree(mode);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	*dbsize = 0;
 
 	DPRINTK("   Detailed Timings\n");
-- 
1.7.10.4

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