[mythtv-commits] Ticket #9940: Patch: Static analysis null pointer deference in hdhomerun_device.c

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Mon Jul 25 01:25:24 UTC 2011


#9940: Patch: Static analysis null pointer deference in hdhomerun_device.c
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 Reporter:  Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster@…>  |          Owner:
     Type:  Patch - Bug Fix                      |  silicondust
 Priority:  trivial                              |         Status:
Component:  MythTV - HDHomeRun                   |  infoneeded_new
 Severity:  low                                  |      Milestone:  unknown
 Keywords:                                       |        Version:
                                                 |  Unspecified
                                                 |     Resolution:
                                                 |  Ticket locked:  0
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Comment (by silicondust):

 RE backporting:

 This bug probably goes back a long way, however no need to backport as
 this codepath is theoretical under Linux (requires calloc to return NULL
 and I don't believe Linux will do that due to the way it lazy allocates
 memory).

 Nick

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