[PATCH v2] backlight: pm8941: Add NULL check in wled_configure()

Dmitry Baryshkov dmitry.baryshkov at oss.qualcomm.com
Mon Mar 31 20:23:00 UTC 2025


On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 10:16:54PM +0800, Henry Martin wrote:
> devm_kasprintf() return NULL if memory allocation fails. Currently,
> wled_configure() does not check for this case, leading to a possible NULL
> pointer dereference.
> 
> Add NULL check after devm_kasprintf() to prevent this issue.
> 
> Fixes: f86b77583d88 ("backlight: pm8941: Convert to using %pOFn instead of device_node.name")
> Signed-off-by: Henry Martin <bsdhenrymartin at gmail.com>
> ---
> V1 -> V2: Fix commit message to use imperative mood and wrap lines to 75
> characters.
> 
>  drivers/video/backlight/qcom-wled.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at oss.qualcomm.com>

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With best wishes
Dmitry


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