linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usbnet: ipheth: fix potential null pointer dereference in ipheth_carrier

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Date:   Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:24:10 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     garsilva@...eddedor.com
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usbnet: ipheth: fix potential null pointer dereference
 in ipheth_carrier_set

From: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:02:09 -0600

> _dev_ is being dereferenced before it is null checked, hence there
> is a potential null pointer dereference.
> 
> Fix this by moving the pointer dereference after _dev_ has been null
> checked.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1462020
> Fixes: bb1b40c7cb86 ("usbnet: ipheth: prevent TX queue timeouts when device not ready")
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>

Applied, thanks.