Re: [PATCH] bluetooth/virtio_bt: Fix dereference null return value

On Sun, Jul 04, 2021 at 04:55:04PM +0200, John Wood wrote:

The alloc_skb function returns NULL on error. So, test this case and avoid a NULL dereference (skb->data).

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1484718 ("Dereference null return value") Fixes: afd2daa26c7ab ("Bluetooth: Add support for virtio transport driver") Signed-off-by: John Wood john.wood@gmx.com

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drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the stable kernel tree. Please read: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html for how to do this properly.

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