[Coverity CID :208924] 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#L459

Category: Null pointer dereferences
Function: test_icmpv4_send_echo_rep
Component: Tests
CID: 208924

Details:

453    
454         pkt = prepare_echo_reply(iface);
455         if (!pkt) {
456             zassert_true(false, "EchoReply packet prep failed");
457         }
458    
>>>     CID 208924:  Null pointer dereferences  (FORWARD_NULL)
>>>     Passing null pointer "pkt" to "net_ipv4_input", which dereferences it.
459         if (net_ipv4_input(pkt)) {
460             net_pkt_unref(pkt);
461             zassert_true(false, "Failed to send");
462         }
463    
464         net_icmpv4_unregister_handler(&echo_rep_handler);

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[jukkar]

false positive