Re: [PATCH] net: sun: sungem: rix a possible null dereference
Hi Sergei, On 3/15/17, Sergei Shtylyovwrote: > Hello! > > On 3/15/2017 12:23 AM, Philippe Reynes wrote: > >> The function gem_begin_auto_negotiation dereference >> the pointer ep before testing if it's null. This >> patch add a check on ep before dereferencing it. >> >> This issue was added by the patch 92552fdd557: >> "net: sun: sungem: use new api ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings". > > There's Fixes: tag for that now, described in > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst... Thanks a lot for pointing me this tag. I'm sending a v2 of this patch with this tag. >> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter >> Signed-off-by: Philippe Reynes > [...] > > MBR, Sergei > Thanks, Philippe
Re: [PATCH] net: sun: sungem: rix a possible null dereference
Hello! On 3/15/2017 12:23 AM, Philippe Reynes wrote: The function gem_begin_auto_negotiation dereference the pointer ep before testing if it's null. This patch add a check on ep before dereferencing it. This issue was added by the patch 92552fdd557: "net: sun: sungem: use new api ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings". There's Fixes: tag for that now, described in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst... Reported-by: Dan CarpenterSigned-off-by: Philippe Reynes [...] MBR, Sergei
[PATCH] net: sun: sungem: rix a possible null dereference
The function gem_begin_auto_negotiation dereference the pointer ep before testing if it's null. This patch add a check on ep before dereferencing it. This issue was added by the patch 92552fdd557: "net: sun: sungem: use new api ethtool_{get|set}_link_ksettings". Reported-by: Dan CarpenterSigned-off-by: Philippe Reynes --- drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c |5 +++-- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c index dbfca04..fa607d0 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sungem.c @@ -1259,8 +1259,9 @@ static void gem_begin_auto_negotiation(struct gem *gp, int duplex; u32 advertising; - ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32(, - ep->link_modes.advertising); + if (ep) + ethtool_convert_link_mode_to_legacy_u32( + , ep->link_modes.advertising); if (gp->phy_type != phy_mii_mdio0 && gp->phy_type != phy_mii_mdio1) -- 1.7.4.4