@@ -4458,12 +4458,14 @@ ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
{
const struct ieee80211_sta_he_cap *sta_he_cap =
ieee80211_get_he_sta_cap(sband);
- u16 ap_min_req_set = le16_to_cpu(he_op->he_mcs_nss_set);
+ u16 ap_min_req_set;
int i;
if (!sta_he_cap || !he_op)
return false;
+ ap_min_req_set = le16_to_cpu(he_op->he_mcs_nss_set);
+
/* Need to go over for 80MHz, 160MHz and for 80+80 */
for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
const struct ieee80211_he_mcs_nss_supp *sta_mcs_nss_supp =
he_op is being dereferenced before it is null checked, hence there is a potential null pointer dereference. Fix this by moving the pointer dereference after he_op has been properly null checked. Notice that, currently, he_op is already being null checked before calling this function at 4593: 4593 if (!he_oper || 4594 !ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support(sband, he_oper)) 4595 ifmgd->flags |= IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_HE; but in case ieee80211_verify_sta_he_mcs_support is ever called without verifying he_oper is not null, we will end up having a null pointer dereference. So, we better don't take any chances. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1470068 ("Dereference before null check") Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@embeddedor.com> --- net/mac80211/mlme.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)