linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: hpsa: fix an uninitialized read and dereference of pointer dev

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Message-ID: <yq18suozowx.fsf@oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 29 May 2019 21:55:42 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Don Brace <don.brace@...rosemi.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        esc.storagedev@...rosemi.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: hpsa: fix an uninitialized read and dereference of pointer dev


Colin,

> Currently the check for a lockup_detected failure exits via the label
> return_reset_status that reads and dereferences an uninitialized
> pointer dev.  Fix this by ensuring dev is inintialized to null.

Applied to 5.3/scsi-queue, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering