linux-kernel - Re: jsm_tty: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in two functions

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Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2017 07:41:11 +0100
From:   Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: jsm_tty: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in two functions

On 11/29/2017, 07:19 PM, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> It's pretty unlikely, but it is an actual defect.
>>
>> No it is not, those variables will never be set to NULL,
>> so this can never be triggered.  Walk up the call chain.
> 
> If the involved software developers are convinced about the validity
> of this pointer:
> 
> How do you think about to delete the following condition check
> instead in the discussed function implementations?
> 
> 	if (!ch)
> 		return;

ACK

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs