[PATCH] libertas: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference

From: Allen Pais
Date: Wed Sep 18 2019 - 12:35:31 EST


alloc_workqueue is not checked for errors and as a result,
a potential NULL dereference could occur.

Signed-off-by: Allen Pais <allen.pais@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c
index 242d884..30f1025 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/if_sdio.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,10 @@ static int if_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,

spin_lock_init(&card->lock);
card->workqueue = alloc_workqueue("libertas_sdio", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+ if (unlikely(!card->workqueue)) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto err_queue;
+ }
INIT_WORK(&card->packet_worker, if_sdio_host_to_card_worker);
init_waitqueue_head(&card->pwron_waitq);

@@ -1230,6 +1234,7 @@ static int if_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
lbs_remove_card(priv);
free:
destroy_workqueue(card->workqueue);
+err_queue:
while (card->packets) {
packet = card->packets;
card->packets = card->packets->next;
--
1.9.1