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usb: gadget: uvc: Fix null pointer dereference in uvcg_video_init()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: uvc: Fix null pointer dereference in uvcg_video_init() In uvcg_video_init(), if kthread_run_worker() fails, the error logged uses uvcg_err(), however, the pointer it uses: video->uvc is not assigned at this point, triggering a null pointer dereference. Fix this by directly using uvc->func which is assigned already.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.18.50, 7.2.4
CVEs
CVE-2026-89734
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 01:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

usb: gadget: uvc: Fix null pointer dereference in uvcg_video_init()

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Sept 2026, 19:46 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: uvc: Fix null pointer dereference in uvcg_video_init() In uvcg_video_init(), if kthread_run_worker() fails, the error logged uses uvcg_err(), however, the pointer it uses: video->uvc is not assigned at this point, triggering a null pointer dereference. Fix this by directly using uvc->func which is assigned already.

osv:CVE-2026-89734

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.18.50, 7.2.4

Complete source record
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