of_match_device in usb251xb_probe can fail and returns a NULL pointer. The patch avoids a potential NULL pointer dereference in this scenario. Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c index 4d72b7d1d383..fe5266dc8864 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c @@ -612,6 +612,8 @@ static int usb251xb_probe(struct usb251xb *hub) dev); int err; + if (!of_id) + return -ENODEV; if (np) { err = usb251xb_get_ofdata(hub, (struct usb251xb_data *)of_id->data); -- 2.17.1