[Coverity CID :208927] Dereference after null check in tests/net/icmpv4/src/main.c

[zephyrbot]

Static code scan issues found in file:

https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/tree/master/tests/net/icmpv4/src/main.c#L442

Category: Null pointer dereferences
Function: test_icmpv4_send_echo_req
Component: Tests
CID: 208927

Details:

436    
437         pkt = prepare_echo_request(iface);
438         if (!pkt) {
439             zassert_true(false, "EchoRequest packet prep failed");
440         }
441    
>>>     CID 208927:  Null pointer dereferences  (FORWARD_NULL)
>>>     Passing null pointer "pkt" to "net_ipv4_input", which dereferences it.
442         if (net_ipv4_input(pkt)) {
443             net_pkt_unref(pkt);
444             zassert_true(false, "Failed to send");
445         }
446     }
447    

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[jukkar]

false positive