commit 2c2a7552dd6465e8fde6bc9cccf8d66ed1c1eb72 upstream. In crypt_scatterlist, if the crypt_stat argument is not set up correctly, the kernel crashes. Instead, by returning an error code upstream, the error is handled safely. The issue is detected via a static analysis tool written by us. Fixes: 237fead619984 (ecryptfs: fs/Makefile and fs/Kconfig) Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@umn.edu> Signed-off-by: Tyler Hicks <code@tyhicks.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>