Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: stusb160x: add missing NULL check for i2c_get_match_data()

Joshua Crofts <[email protected]> Thu, 6 Aug 2026 10:47:45 +0200

Newsgroups	org.kernel.vger.linux-usb,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
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On Thu,  6 Aug 2026 08:43:01 +0000
Joshua Crofts <[email protected]> wrote:

> In stusb160x_probe(), the return value of i2c_get_match_data() is not
> checked, causing a null pointer dereference later on if the device was
> registered manually (without devicetree or ACPI).
> 
> Fix this by adding a NULL check for the return value of
> i2c_get_match_data().
> 
> Reported-by: [email protected]
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6c7e68b141ebd3a2cadf
> Fixes: 823754697556 ("usb: typec: stusb160x: Make use of i2c_get_match_data()")
> Signed-off-by: Joshua Crofts <[email protected]>
> ---

Ugh, forgot to Cc stable.

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Kind regards,
Joshua Crofts