[PATCH] fbdev: ssd1307fb: fix NULL pointer dereference on missing match data

From: Yang Zi

Date: Tue Aug 25 2026 - 05:06:09 EST


device_get_match_data() can return NULL, e.g. when the device is matched
through the I2C device ID table rather than the OF match table. The
returned value is stored in par->device_info and later dereferenced when
initializing par->vcomh, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

Check the return value right after the assignment and bail out with
-ENODEV (releasing the already allocated framebuffer) before any
dereference.

Signed-off-by: Yang Zi <2959243019@xxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
index c4fdecafd856..4d185c754284 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
@@ -665,6 +665,10 @@ static int ssd1307fb_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
     spin_lock_init(&par->damage_lock);
 
     par->device_info = device_get_match_data(dev);
+    if (!par->device_info) {
+        ret = -ENODEV;
+        goto fb_alloc_error;
+    }
 
     par->reset = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
     if (IS_ERR(par->reset)) {