[PATCH] s390: net: qeth_core_main.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference

From: Rickard Strandqvist
Date: Sun May 18 2014 - 12:03:47 EST


There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.

Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.

Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 22470a3..5562665 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ static long __qeth_check_irb_error(struct ccw_device *cdev,

card = CARD_FROM_CDEV(cdev);

- if (!IS_ERR(irb))
+ if (!card || !IS_ERR(irb))
return 0;

switch (PTR_ERR(irb)) {
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static long __qeth_check_irb_error(struct ccw_device *cdev,
QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "ckirberr");
QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, " rc%d", -ETIMEDOUT);
if (intparm == QETH_RCD_PARM) {
- if (card && (card->data.ccwdev == cdev)) {
+ if (card->data.ccwdev == cdev) {
card->data.state = CH_STATE_DOWN;
wake_up(&card->wait_q);
}
--
1.7.10.4

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