Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: fix null pointer dereference in usb_put_function_instance()

From: Jeffin Philip

Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 00:38:54 EST


On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:47:12 +0530, Jeffin Philip wrote:

>usb_put_function_instance() attempts to dereference fd inside fi struct
>to get mod in uvc_alloc_inst() error path. However, fd is not allocated
>until later in try_get_usb_function_instance() after allocating fi in
>uvc_alloc_inst() and thus guranteed to be null in error path. Fix this
>by adding a null check for fi->fd that returns if fd is null.

Friendly ping, let me know if you want me to fix anything.

Thanks.
Jeffin.