diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/usbvision/usbvision-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
index 4aa46caf7e22..3089d640c82d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
@@ -1461,6 +1461,13 @@ static int usbvision_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s found\n", __func__,
 				usbvision_device_data[model].model_string);
 
+	/*
+	 * this is a security check.
+	 * an exploit using an incorrect bInterfaceNumber is known
+	 */
+	if (ifnum >= USB_MAXINTERFACES || !dev->actconfig->interface[ifnum])
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (usbvision_device_data[model].interface >= 0)
 		interface = &dev->actconfig->interface[usbvision_device_data[model].interface]->altsetting[0];
 	else