Re: [PATCH v6] usb: gadget: uvc: Fix Null Pointer Dereference in uvcg_video_init()

Xu Yang <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 13:49:37 +0800
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-usb,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.stable
Message-ID <uatwg23po5zuagx6k2gvmgwgdcsquxlmpm7n6milpvu65qvao4@jsxasxynd4di>
On Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 10:18:56AM +0530, Jeffin Philip wrote:
> In uvcg_video_init(), if kthread_run_worker() fails,
> the error logged uses uvcg_err(), however, the pointer it uses:
> video->uvc is not assigned at this point, triggering a null
> pointer dereference. Fix this by directly using uvc->func which
> is assigned already.
> 
> Reported-by: [email protected]
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8dcac923582c28505fd7
> Fixes: 7ea95b110811 ("usb: gadget: uvc: rename functions to avoid conflicts with host uvc")

No. The Fixes tag is not changed and still wrong.