From c8547c74988e0b5f4cbb1b895e2a57aae084f070 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guangshuo Li Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:36:51 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] usb: gadget: net2280: Fix double free in probe error path usb_initialize_gadget() installs gadget_release() as the release callback for the embedded gadget device. The struct net2280 instance is therefore released through gadget_release() when the gadget device's last reference is dropped. The probe error path calls net2280_remove(), which tears down the partially initialized device and drops the gadget reference with usb_put_gadget(). Calling kfree(dev) afterwards can free the same object again. Drop the explicit kfree() and let the gadget device release callback handle the final free. This issue was found by a static analysis tool I am developing. Fixes: f770fbec4165 ("USB: UDC: net2280: Fix memory leaks") Cc: stable Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li Reviewed-by: Alan Stern Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260427153651.337846-1-lgs201920130244@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c index d02765bd49ce..7c5f30cfd24d 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c +++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/net2280.c @@ -3790,10 +3790,8 @@ static int net2280_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id) return 0; done: - if (dev) { + if (dev) net2280_remove(pdev); - kfree(dev); - } return retval; }