Re: [v3] ssb: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ssb_device_uevent()

[Kalle Valo]

Rand Deeb <rand.sec96@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The ssb_device_uevent() function first attempts to convert the 'dev' pointer
> to 'struct ssb_device *'. However, it mistakenly dereferences 'dev' before
> performing the NULL check, potentially leading to a NULL pointer
> dereference if 'dev' is NULL.
> 
> To fix this issue, move the NULL check before dereferencing the 'dev' pointer,
> ensuring that the pointer is valid before attempting to use it.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rand Deeb <rand.sec96@xxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

789c17185fb0 ssb: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ssb_device_uevent()

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