[PATCH] b43legacy: Add checking for null for ssb_get_devtypedata(dev)

Natalia Petrova n.petrova at fintech.ru
Fri Feb 10 03:12:28 PST 2023


Function ssb_get_devtypedata(dev) may return null (next call
B43legacy_WARN_ON(!wl) is used for error handling, including null-value).
Therefore, a check is added before calling b43legacy_wireless_exit(),
where the argument containing this value is expected to be dereferenced.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE

Fixes: 75388acd0cd8 ("[B43LEGACY]: add mac80211-based driver for legacy BCM43xx devices")
Signed-off-by: Natalia Petrova <n.petrova at fintech.ru>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/main.c
index 760136638a95..1ae65679d704 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -3871,7 +3871,7 @@ static int b43legacy_probe(struct ssb_device *dev,
 	return err;
 
 err_wireless_exit:
-	if (first)
+	if (first && wl)
 		b43legacy_wireless_exit(dev, wl);
 	return err;
 }
-- 
2.34.1




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