[PATCH master 32/39] efi: payload: protect against missing state alias
Ahmad Fatoum
a.fatoum at pengutronix.de
Mon Feb 16 00:44:32 PST 2026
of_find_node_by_alias() can return NULL if the "state" alias doesn't
exist. The NULL result was passed directly to state_new_from_node(),
causing a NULL pointer dereference.
Add a NULL check with a warning message.
Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum at pengutronix.de>
---
efi/payload/init.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/efi/payload/init.c b/efi/payload/init.c
index 03f831840de7..6d2bd046e4c2 100644
--- a/efi/payload/init.c
+++ b/efi/payload/init.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int efi_late_init(void)
free(fdt);
if (!IS_ERR(state_root)) {
- struct device_node *np = NULL;
+ struct device_node *np;
struct state *state;
ret = barebox_register_of(state_root);
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ static int efi_late_init(void)
pr_warn("Failed to register device-tree: %pe\n", ERR_PTR(ret));
np = of_find_node_by_alias(state_root, "state");
+ if (!np) {
+ pr_warn("No state alias in %s\n", state_desc);
+ return 0;
+ }
state = state_new_from_node(np, false);
if (IS_ERR(state))
--
2.47.3
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