linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ecryptfs: Fix explicit null dereference

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Date:	Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:50:54 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
To:	"Geyslan G. Bem" <geyslan@...il.com>
Cc:	Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@...onical.com>,
	"open list:ECRYPT FILE SYSTEM" <ecryptfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ecryptfs: Fix explicit null dereference

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Geyslan G. Bem <geyslan@...il.com> wrote:
> If the condition 'ecryptfs_file_to_private(file)' takes false branch
> lower_file is dereferenced when NULL.
>
> Caught by Coverity: CIDs 1128834 and 1128833.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geyslan G. Bem <geyslan@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
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