Merge pull request #1462 from volatilityfoundation/issues/issue1442

Layers: Fix vmware layer without a suitable meta
volatilityfoundation · Dec 23, 2024 · b630cfa · b630cfa
2 parents 9b27f5e + eaca7b3
commit b630cfa
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diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/vmware.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/vmware.py
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ def _read_header(self) -> None:
             )
 
         meta_layer = self.context.layers.get(self._meta_layer, None)
+        if meta_layer is None:
+            raise exceptions.LayerException(
+                self._meta_layer, "VMware: Meta layer not found"
+            )
         header_size = struct.calcsize(self.header_structure)
         data = meta_layer.read(0, header_size)
         magic, unknown, groupCount = struct.unpack(self.header_structure, data)