[PATCH] i2c: Fix NULL pointer dereference in npcm_i2c_reg_slave

Rand Deeb rand.sec96 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 10 01:51:21 AEDT 2024


In the npcm_i2c_reg_slave function, a potential NULL pointer dereference
issue occurs when 'client' is NULL. This patch adds a proper NULL check for
'client' at the beginning of the function to prevent undefined behavior.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Signed-off-by: Rand Deeb <rand.sec96 at gmail.com>
---
 drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
index c1b679737240..cfabfb50211d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-npcm7xx.c
@@ -1243,13 +1243,14 @@ static irqreturn_t npcm_i2c_int_slave_handler(struct npcm_i2c *bus)
 static int npcm_i2c_reg_slave(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	unsigned long lock_flags;
-	struct npcm_i2c *bus = i2c_get_adapdata(client->adapter);
-
-	bus->slave = client;
+	struct npcm_i2c *bus;
 
-	if (!bus->slave)
+	if (!client)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	bus = i2c_get_adapdata(client->adapter);
+	bus->slave = client;
+
 	if (client->flags & I2C_CLIENT_TEN)
 		return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
 
-- 
2.34.1



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