Re: [PATCH] brcm80211: Avoid possible null-pointer dereferences in wlc_phy_radio_init_2056()

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Tue Sep 03 2019 - 09:37:51 EST


Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In wlc_phy_radio_init_2056(), regs_SYN_2056_ptr, regs_TX_2056_ptr and
> regs_RX_2056_ptr may be not assigned, and thus they are still NULL.
> Then, they are used on lines 20042-20050:
> wlc_phy_init_radio_regs(pi, regs_SYN_2056_ptr, (u16) RADIO_2056_SYN);
> wlc_phy_init_radio_regs(pi, regs_TX_2056_ptr, (u16) RADIO_2056_TX0);
> wlc_phy_init_radio_regs(pi, regs_TX_2056_ptr, (u16) RADIO_2056_TX1);
> wlc_phy_init_radio_regs(pi, regs_RX_2056_ptr, (u16) RADIO_2056_RX0);
> wlc_phy_init_radio_regs(pi, regs_RX_2056_ptr, (u16) RADIO_2056_RX1);
>
> Thus, possible null-pointer dereferences may occur.
>
> To avoid these bugs, when these variables are not assigned,
> wlc_phy_radio_init_2056() directly returns.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@xxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

b80df89f3909 brcm80211: Avoid possible null-pointer dereferences in wlc_phy_radio_init_2056()

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