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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] ath11k: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in ath11k_mac_op_hw_scan()
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Zhou Qingyang <zhou1615@umn.edu> wrote:

> In ath11k_mac_op_hw_scan(), the return value of kzalloc() is directly
> used in memcpy(), which may lead to a NULL pointer dereference on
> failure of kzalloc().
>
> Fix this bug by adding a check of arg.extraie.ptr.
>
> This bug was found by a static analyzer. The analysis employs
> differential checking to identify inconsistent security operations
> (e.g., checks or kfrees) between two code paths and confirms that the
> inconsistent operations are not recovered in the current function or
> the callers, so they constitute bugs.
>
> Note that, as a bug found by static analysis, it can be a false
> positive or hard to trigger. Multiple researchers have cross-reviewed
> the bug.
>
> Builds with CONFIG_ATH11K=m show no new warnings, and our static
> analyzer no longer warns about this code.
>
> Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
> Signed-off-by: Zhou Qingyang <zhou1615@umn.edu>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

eccd25136386 ath11k: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in ath11k_mac_op_hw_scan()

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