linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] SCSI: qla2xxx, fix NULL-ptr dereference

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Message-ID: <3B8522E6-D391-4057-9F9D-84FC1019B337@qlogic.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:36:36 -0700
From:	Anirban Chakraborty <anirban.chakraborty@...gic.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
CC:	"James.Bottomley@...e.de" <James.Bottomley@...e.de>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org Mailing List" 
	<linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@...gic.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] SCSI: qla2xxx, fix NULL-ptr dereference


On Sep 23, 2009, at 7:15 AM, Jiri Slaby wrote:

> Stanse found a NULL-ptr dereference on one fail path in
> qla25xx_create_rsp_que. It jumps to que_failed label and
> qla25xx_free_rsp_que there dereferences rsp which is NULL.
>
> Return with ENOMEM directly instead.
>
Thanks for pointing it out. There is another code path (create_req_que)
where the same bug exists. I will send a patch that takes care of the  
both.

-Anirban
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