net/ncsi: check for null return from call to nla_nest_start
The call to nla_nest_start calls nla_put which can lead to a NULL return so it's possible for attr to become NULL and we can potentially get a NULL pointer dereference on attr. Fix this by checking for a NULL return. Detected by CoverityScan, CID#1466125 ("Dereference null return") Fixes: 955dc68c ("net/ncsi: Add generic netlink family") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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