[PATCH net] net: mctp: usb: properly drop the usb interface on probe error
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 06:33:42 EST
When an error happens in mctp_usb_probe() the reference count on the usb
interface structure needs to be properly dropped as it was incremented
earlier in the function.
Cc: Jeremy Kerr <jk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matt Johnston <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: gkh_clanker_2000
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
index ef860cfc629f..eef17ae89298 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mctp/mctp-usb.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int mctp_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
usb_free_urb(dev->tx_urb);
usb_free_urb(dev->rx_urb);
free_netdev(netdev);
+ usb_put_dev(dev->usbdev);
return rc;
}
--
2.53.0