Fix a potential NULL pointer dereference in write_bulk_callback() in drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
This patch fixes a potential null dereference bug where we dereference
pegasus before a null check. This patch simply moves the dereferencing
after the null check.
Signed-off-by: Micah Gruber <micah.gruber@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
index a05fd97..04cba6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c
@@ -768,11 +768,13 @@
static void write_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
{
pegasus_t *pegasus = urb->context;
- struct net_device *net = pegasus->net;
+ struct net_device *net;
if (!pegasus)
return;
+ net = pegasus->net;
+
if (!netif_device_present(net) || !netif_running(net))
return;