The "channel" is added to the "dev->channels" but then if v4l2_m2m_ctx_init() fails then we free "channel" but it's still on the list so it could lead to a use after free. Let's not add it to the list until after v4l2_m2m_ctx_init() succeeds. Fixes: cc62c74749a3 ("media: allegro: add missed checks in allegro_open()") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- >From static analysis. Not tested. drivers/staging/media/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c b/drivers/staging/media/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c index 9f718f43282b..640451134072 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/media/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c +++ b/drivers/staging/media/allegro-dvt/allegro-core.c @@ -2483,8 +2483,6 @@ static int allegro_open(struct file *file) INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->buffers_reference); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&channel->buffers_intermediate); - list_add(&channel->list, &dev->channels); - channel->fh.m2m_ctx = v4l2_m2m_ctx_init(dev->m2m_dev, channel, allegro_queue_init); @@ -2493,6 +2491,7 @@ static int allegro_open(struct file *file) goto error; } + list_add(&channel->list, &dev->channels); file->private_data = &channel->fh; v4l2_fh_add(&channel->fh); -- 2.29.2