[PATCH -2nd repost 4/4] SCSI: scsi_lib, fix potential NULL dereference

From: Jiri Slaby
Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 - 11:15:43 EST


Stanse found a potential NULL dereference in scsi_kill_request.

Instead of triggering BUG() in 'if (unlikely(cmd == NULL))' branch,
the kernel will Oops earlier on cmd dereference.

Move the dereferences after the if.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: James E.J. Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c | 9 ++++++---
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index ed98279..47ee130 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1359,9 +1359,9 @@ static int scsi_lld_busy(struct request_queue *q)
static void scsi_kill_request(struct request *req, struct request_queue *q)
{
struct scsi_cmnd *cmd = req->special;
- struct scsi_device *sdev = cmd->device;
- struct scsi_target *starget = scsi_target(sdev);
- struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
+ struct scsi_device *sdev;
+ struct scsi_target *starget;
+ struct Scsi_Host *shost;

blk_start_request(req);

@@ -1371,6 +1371,9 @@ static void scsi_kill_request(struct request *req, struct request_queue *q)
BUG();
}

+ sdev = cmd->device;
+ starget = scsi_target(sdev);
+ shost = sdev->host;
scsi_init_cmd_errh(cmd);
cmd->result = DID_NO_CONNECT << 16;
atomic_inc(&cmd->device->iorequest_cnt);
--
1.6.4.2

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