Re: [PATCH] [PATCH v2] media: vidtv: fix general protection fault in vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into

[Hans Verkuil]

Hi Soham,

On 07/02/2026 21:39, Soham Kute wrote:
> Add defensive validation for psi_write_args pointers to avoid
> null pointer dereference reported by syzbot.
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+814c351d094f41a1b86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I can't find any report with this hash from syzbot.

Can you point me to the correct syzbot report?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Soham Kute <officialsohamkute@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c
> index 2a51c898c..bac0ea03b 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vidtv/vidtv_psi.c
> @@ -156,7 +156,13 @@ static void vidtv_psi_set_sec_len(struct vidtv_psi_table_header *h, u16 new_len)
>   * add stuffing (i.e. padding bytes) after the CRC
>   */
>  static u32 vidtv_psi_ts_psi_write_into(struct psi_write_args *args)
> -{
> +{	
> +	if (!args || !args->dest_buf || !args->from ||
> +	    !args->continuity_counter) {
> +		pr_warn_once("%s: invalid write arguments\n", __func__);
> +		return 0;
> +	}

I'm fairly certain you paper over the real bug, which is somewhere else.

The question is where the NULL pointer is exactly and why it is NULL.

Without the syzbot report I have no idea.

Regards,

	Hans

> +
>  	struct vidtv_mpeg_ts ts_header = {
>  		.sync_byte = TS_SYNC_BYTE,
>  		.bitfield = cpu_to_be16((args->new_psi_section << 14) | args->pid),