linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] rsi: fix missing null pointer check from a failed ieee80211_probereq

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Date:   Thu, 28 Feb 2019 08:29:33 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Siva Rebbagondla <siva8118@...il.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] rsi: fix missing null pointer check from a failed
 ieee80211_probereq_get call

Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The call to ieee80211_probereq_get can return NULL if a skb allocation
> fails, so add a null pointer check and free an earlier skb on the error
> exit return path.
> 
> Fixes: 7fdcb8e12660 ("rsi: add support for hardware scan offload")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

74ee436f9581 rsi: fix missing null pointer check from a failed ieee80211_probereq_get call

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10824023/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches