[PATCH 1/1] cmd/extension: avoid NULL pointer dereference
Heinrich Schuchardt
heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com
Sun Nov 16 12:41:53 CET 2025
extension_get_list() will return NULL if there is no extension device.
Check for this situation.
Addresses-Coverity-ID: 638557 - Null pointer dereferences (NULL_RETURNS)
Fixes: 2d12958ee71b ("boot: Remove legacy extension board support")
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com>
---
cmd/extension_board.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/cmd/extension_board.c b/cmd/extension_board.c
index 86e4795ba8a..75358abf666 100644
--- a/cmd/extension_board.c
+++ b/cmd/extension_board.c
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ static int do_extension_list(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag,
int i = 0;
extension_list = extension_get_list();
+ if (!extension_list) {
+ printf("No extension device\n");
+ return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+ }
if (!alist_get_ptr(extension_list, 0)) {
printf("No extension registered - Please run \"extension scan\"\n");
return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
--
2.51.0
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