netdev - Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix null pointer deference when adapter is null

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Date:   Thu, 15 Sep 2016 23:56:38 +1000
From:   Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Amitkumar Karwar <akarwar@...vell.com>,
        Nishant Sarmukadam <nishants@...vell.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix null pointer deference when adapter is null

Hi All,

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 11:42 PM, Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com> wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
>
> If adapter is null the error exit path in mwifiex_shutdown_sw is
> to down the semaphore sem and print some debug via mwifiex_dbg.
> However, passing a NULL adapter to mwifiex_dbg causes a null
> pointer deference when accessing adapter->dev.  This fix checks
> for a null adapter at the start of the function and to exit
> without the need to up the semaphore and we also skip the debug
> to avoid the null pointer dereference.
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Reviewed-by: Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>

Thanks,

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Julian Calaby

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