* [PATCH][resend] Fix potential NULL pointer deref in gen_init_cpio
@ 2006-04-13 12:34 Jesper Juhl
0 siblings, 0 replies; only message in thread
From: Jesper Juhl @ 2006-04-13 12:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: jgarzik, jeff, Andrew Morton, Jesper Juhl
(This patch was already send before on Mar 18, this is a resend)
Fix potential NULL pointer deref in gen_init_cpio.c spotted by
coverity checker.
This fixes coverity bug #86
Without this patch we risk dereferencing a NULL `type' in the
"if ('\n' == *type) {" line.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
---
usr/gen_init_cpio.c | 4 +++-
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- linux-2.6.17-rc1-git7-orig/usr/gen_init_cpio.c 2006-03-20 06:53:29.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc1-git7/usr/gen_init_cpio.c 2006-04-13 14:27:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
"ERROR: incorrect format, could not locate file type line %d: '%s'\n",
line_nr, line);
ec = -1;
+ break;
}
if ('\n' == *type) {
@@ -506,7 +507,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
line_nr, line);
}
}
- cpio_trailer();
+ if (ec == 0)
+ cpio_trailer();
exit(ec);
}
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] only message in thread
only message in thread, other threads:[~2006-04-13 12:34 UTC | newest]
Thread overview: (only message) (download: mbox.gz / follow: Atom feed)
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2006-04-13 12:34 [PATCH][resend] Fix potential NULL pointer deref in gen_init_cpio Jesper Juhl
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox
Powered by JetHome