linux-kernel - [PATCH] rtw88: check for validity before using pointer

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Message-ID: <YcS3D2lwMd0Kox3z@debian-BULLSEYE-live-builder-AMD64>
Date:   Thu, 23 Dec 2021 22:51:11 +0500
From:   Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
To:     Yan-Hsuan Chuang <tony0620emma@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
        Po-Hao Huang <phhuang@...ltek.com>,
        "open list:REALTEK WIRELESS DRIVER (rtw88)" 
        <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     usama.anjum@...labora.com, kernel@...labora.com
Subject: [PATCH] rtw88: check for validity before using pointer

ieee80211_probereq_get() can return NULL. Pointer skb should be checked
for validty before use.

Fixes: 10d162b2ed39 ("rtw88: 8822c: add ieee80211_ops::hw_scan")
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
index 2f7c036f9022..0fc05a810d05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/fw.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,8 @@ static int rtw_hw_scan_update_probe_req(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev,
 					     req->ssids[i].ssid,
 					     req->ssids[i].ssid_len,
 					     req->ie_len);
+		if (!skb)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		rtw_append_probe_req_ie(rtwdev, skb, &list, rtwvif);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
-- 
2.30.2