Forwarded: [PATCH] Fix leak in get_1284_register reported by syzbot

From: syzbot

Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 07:45:19 EST


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Subject: [PATCH] Fix leak in get_1284_register reported by syzbot
Author: michail.tatas@xxxxxxxxx

#syz test

Signed-off-by: Michail Tatas <michail.tatas@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c b/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
index 1ce48f5832d7..bd0ad7c3261d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/uss720.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static int get_1284_register(struct parport *pp, unsigned char reg, unsigned cha
}
printk(KERN_WARNING "get_1284_register timeout\n");
kill_all_async_requests_priv(priv);
+ kref_put(&rq->ref_count, destroy_async);
return -EIO;
}

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