------------[ cut here ]------------ ret WARNING: drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:158 at fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:158 [inline], CPU#1: kworker/1:5/5709 WARNING: drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:158 at firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x76d/0xa50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:248, CPU#1: kworker/1:5/5709 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5709 Comm: kworker/1:5 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:158 [inline] RIP: 0010:firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x76d/0xa50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:248 Code: 86 fb e9 48 fc ff ff e8 a1 b5 86 fb c6 05 dc d7 43 0a 01 48 c7 c7 00 39 99 8c e8 de 98 e6 fa e9 70 fc ff ff e8 84 b5 86 fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 4c 89 f7 48 c7 c6 00 3a 99 8c 4c 89 e2 e8 7e 37 eb fa e9 RSP: 0018:ffffc90004976980 EFLAGS: 00010287 RAX: ffffffff8641299c RBX: dffffc0000000000 RCX: 0000000000100000 RDX: ffffc90018ba2000 RSI: 000000000000da1a RDI: 000000000000da1b RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffffffff909b917f R09: 1ffffffff213722f R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff2137230 R12: ffffffff8cc02280 R13: 0000000000000064 R14: ffff88802c76f0b0 R15: 00000000fffffff5 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88812498f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000200000ce7000 CR3: 000000007683c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: _request_firmware+0x1049/0x1780 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:898 request_firmware+0x36/0x50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:948 kaweth_download_firmware+0xd4/0x640 drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c:307 kaweth_probe+0x8e2/0x1520 drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c:943 usb_probe_interface+0x788/0xe50 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:399 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x254/0xae0 drivers/base/dd.c:706 __driver_probe_device+0x1e8/0x360 drivers/base/dd.c:868 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:898 __device_attach_driver+0x270/0x410 drivers/base/dd.c:1026 bus_for_each_drv+0x258/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500 __device_attach+0x2c4/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1098 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1153 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:620 device_add+0x7d7/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3776 usb_set_configuration+0x1ad8/0x2180 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2268 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8d/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:250 usb_probe_device+0x1c3/0x3b0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x254/0xae0 drivers/base/dd.c:706 __driver_probe_device+0x1e8/0x360 drivers/base/dd.c:868 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:898 __device_attach_driver+0x270/0x410 drivers/base/dd.c:1026 bus_for_each_drv+0x258/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500 __device_attach+0x2c4/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1098 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1153 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:620 device_add+0x7d7/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3776 usb_new_device+0x9aa/0x1690 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2708 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5580 [inline] hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5720 [inline] port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5884 [inline] hub_event+0x28e8/0x4d30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5966 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3387 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3470 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3551 kthread+0x38b/0x480 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245