Re: jsm_tty: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in two functions

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Wed Nov 29 2017 - 13:20:08 EST


>> It's pretty unlikely, but it is an actual defect.
>
> No it is not, those variables will never be set to NULL,
> so this can never be triggered. Walk up the call chain.

If the involved software developers are convinced about the validity
of this pointer:

How do you think about to delete the following condition check
instead in the discussed function implementations?

if (!ch)
return;


Regards,
Markus