[PATCH net] nfc: pn533: properly drop the usb interface reference on disconnect

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 06:29:23 EST


When the device is disconnected from the driver, there is a "dangling"
reference count on the usb interface that was grabbed in the probe
callback. Fix this up by properly dropping the reference after we are
done with it.

Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: gkh_clanker_2000
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c
index 018a80674f06..0f12f86ebb02 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533/usb.c
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ static void pn533_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
usb_free_urb(phy->out_urb);
usb_free_urb(phy->ack_urb);
kfree(phy->ack_buffer);
+ usb_put_dev(phy->udev);

nfc_info(&interface->dev, "NXP PN533 NFC device disconnected\n");
}
--
2.53.0