Function nlmsg_new() will return a NULL pointer if there is no enough
memory, and its return value should be checked before it is used.
However, in function tipc_nl_node_get_monitor(), the validation of the
return value of function nlmsg_new() is missed. This patch fixes the
bug.

Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2...@163.com>
---
 net/tipc/node.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 4512e83..568e48d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -2098,6 +2098,8 @@ int tipc_nl_node_get_monitor(struct sk_buff *skb, struct 
genl_info *info)
        int err;
 
        msg.skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!msg.skb)
+               return -ENOMEM;
        msg.portid = info->snd_portid;
        msg.seq = info->snd_seq;
 
-- 
1.9.1


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