[PATCH] media: rzg2l-cru: Fix error pointer dereference
From: Ethan Tidmore
Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 23:11:25 EST
The function media_pad_remote_pad_unique() can return an error pointer
and is not checked. Add check for error pointer.
Detected by Smatch:
drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c:414 rzg2l_cru_get_virtual_channel() error:
'remote_pad' dereferencing possible ERR_PTR()
Fixes: d7d72dae81d5d ("media: rzg2l-cru: Retrieve virtual channel information")
Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
index 162e2ace6931..bf7d96841c78 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rzg2l-cru/rzg2l-video.c
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ static int rzg2l_cru_get_virtual_channel(struct rzg2l_cru_dev *cru)
int ret;
remote_pad = media_pad_remote_pad_unique(&cru->ip.pads[RZG2L_CRU_IP_SINK]);
+ if (IS_ERR(remote_pad))
+ return PTR_ERR(remote_pad);
+
ret = v4l2_subdev_call(cru->ip.remote, pad, get_frame_desc, remote_pad->index, &fd);
if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOIOCTLCMD) {
dev_err(cru->dev, "get_frame_desc failed on IP remote subdev\n");
--
2.53.0