linux-kernel - [PATCH] backlight: pcf50633: pdata may be a null pointer, null pointer dereference cause crash

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Message-Id: <1612190499-73818-1-git-send-email-driverfuzzing@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon,  1 Feb 2021 08:41:38 -0600
From:   Wenjia Zhao <driverfuzzing@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     driverfuzzing@...il.com, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] backlight: pcf50633: pdata may be a null pointer, null pointer dereference cause crash

Signed-off-by: Wenjia Zhao <driverfuzzing@...il.com>
---
 drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c
index 540dd338..43267af 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pcf50633-backlight.c
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ static int pcf50633_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pcf_bl);
 
-	pcf50633_reg_write(pcf_bl->pcf, PCF50633_REG_LEDDIM, pdata->ramp_time);
+  if (pdata)
+    pcf50633_reg_write(pcf_bl->pcf, PCF50633_REG_LEDDIM, pdata->ramp_time);
 
 	/*
 	 * Should be different from bl_props.brightness, so we do not exit
-- 
2.7.4