Re: [PATCH] usb: rtl8150: avoid using uninitialized CSCR value

Petko Manolov
2026-04-02T15:58:14Z

On 26-04-02 15:07:43, Morduan Zang wrote:
> Check get_registers() when reading CSCR in set_carrier().
> If the control transfer fails, don't use the stack value.
>
> Reported-by: syzbot+9db6c624635564ad813c@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9db6c624635564ad813c
> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> Signed-off-by: Morduan Zang <zhangdandan@uniontech.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> index 4cda0643afb6..7e32726d3e6f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c
> @@ -722,7 +722,11 @@ static void set_carrier(struct net_device *netdev)
> rtl8150_t *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
> short tmp;
>
> - get_registers(dev, CSCR, 2, &tmp);
> + if (get_registers(dev, CSCR, 2, &tmp) < 0) {
> + netif_carrier_off(netdev);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> if (tmp & CSCR_LINK_STATUS)
> netif_carrier_on(netdev);
> else
> --

Nice catch. You can add my Acked-by.

cheers,
Petko