NULL pointer deference is observed in the wilc1000.ko module
with bus type SPI and when SPI is not ready.
Signed-off-by: Chandra S Gorentla <csgoren...@gmail.com>
---
Following are the steps to reproduce.
$ sudo insmod drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc1000.ko
$ sudo ifconfig wlan1 up
wlan1 in the above command is the device controlled by 'wilc1000.ko'.
drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
index 63f44f8..48f063d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_wlan.c
@@ -1634,6 +1634,12 @@ int mac_open(struct net_device *ndev)
int i = 0;
struct WILC_WFI_priv *priv;
+#ifdef WILC_SPI
+ if (!g_linux_wlan || !g_linux_wlan->wilc_spidev) {
+ netdev_err(ndev, "wilc1000: SPI device not ready\n");
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+#endif
nic = netdev_priv(ndev);
priv = wiphy_priv(nic->wilc_netdev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy);
PRINT_D(INIT_DBG, "MAC OPEN[%p]\n", ndev);
--
2.5.0
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