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staging: comedi: amplc_pc263: fix possible NULL deref during detach

`pc263_detach()` is called by the comedi core to clean up if either
`pc263_attach()` or `pc263_attach_pci()` returns an error.  It sets
`thisboard` to the return value of `comedi_board(dev)` and assumes it is
non-null.  This is a valid assumption if `pc263_attach()` fails, but not
if `pc263_attach_pci()` fails, leading to a possible NULL pointer
dereference.

Check `thisboard` at the top of `pc263_detach()` and return early if it
is `NULL`.  This is okay because no other resources need cleaning up in
this case.

Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.6.x
Signed-off-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Ian Abbott 12 years ago
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      drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc263.c

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drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/amplc_pc263.c

@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ static void pc263_detach(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	const struct pc263_board *thisboard = comedi_board(dev);
 
+	if (!thisboard)
+		return;
 	if (is_isa_board(thisboard)) {
 		if (dev->iobase)
 			release_region(dev->iobase, PC263_IO_SIZE);