[PATCH] i2c: cp2615: fix serial string NULL-deref at probe
From: Johan Hovold
Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 03:53:09 EST
The cp2615 driver uses the USB device serial string as the i2c adapter
name but does not make sure that the string exists.
Verify that the device has a serial number before accessing it to avoid
triggering a NULL-pointer dereference (e.g. with malicious devices).
Fixes: 4a7695429ead ("i2c: cp2615: add i2c driver for Silicon Labs' CP2615 Digital Audio Bridge")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 5.13
Cc: Bence Csókás <bence98@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c
index c1dbf7961a02..951de6249834 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cp2615.c
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ cp2615_i2c_probe(struct usb_interface *usbif, const struct usb_device_id *id)
if (!adap)
return -ENOMEM;
+ if (!usbdev->serial)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
strscpy(adap->name, usbdev->serial, sizeof(adap->name));
adap->owner = THIS_MODULE;
adap->dev.parent = &usbif->dev;
--
2.52.0