[PATCH] usb: gadget: uvc: Fix deadlock in uvcg_extension_bm_controls_store

From: Saad Varshani

Date: Thu Nov 05 2026 - 00:39:46 EST


Removed su_mutex locking in the function uvcg_extension_bm_controls_store.
Done this due to the deadlock caused by the mutex conflict in
fs/configfs_write_iter. Validated commit with the C repro provided by
syzbot.No other conficts observed.

Reported-by: syzbot+300213c2b5b55c0244f4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzbot.org/bug?extid=300213c2b5b55c0244f4
Signed-off-by: Saad Varshani <varshanisaad@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c | 5 -----
1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c
index 70a1415ea401..78588366f656 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c
@@ -1114,16 +1114,12 @@ static ssize_t uvcg_extension_bm_controls_show(struct config_item *item,
static ssize_t uvcg_extension_bm_controls_store(struct config_item *item,
const char *page, size_t len)
{
- struct config_group *group = to_config_group(item->ci_parent);
- struct mutex *su_mutex = &group->cg_subsys->su_mutex;
struct uvcg_extension *xu = to_uvcg_extension(item);
struct config_item *opts_item;
struct f_uvc_opts *opts;
u8 *bm_controls, *iter;
int ret, n = 0;

- mutex_lock(su_mutex);
-
opts_item = item->ci_parent->ci_parent->ci_parent;
opts = to_f_uvc_opts(opts_item);

@@ -1157,7 +1153,6 @@ static ssize_t uvcg_extension_bm_controls_store(struct config_item *item,

unlock:
mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
- mutex_unlock(su_mutex);
return ret;
}

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2.55.0