linux-kernel - [PATCH resend] rsi: Fix a potential memory leak in rsi_send_auto_rate

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Date:	Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:37:53 +0200
From:	Christian Engelmayer <cengelma@....at>
To:	linville@...driver.com, fariyaf@...il.com
Cc:	dan.carpenter@...cle.com, joe@...ches.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH resend] rsi: Fix a potential memory leak in 
 rsi_send_auto_rate_request()

Fix a potential memory leak in the error path of function
rsi_send_auto_rate_request(). In case memory allocation for array
'selected_rates' fails, the error path exits and leaves the previously
allocated skb in place. Detected by Coverity: CID 1195575.

Signed-off-by: Christian Engelmayer <cengelma@....at>
---
Applies against git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless.git
Compile tested.
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
index 2361a68..dd7946d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ static int rsi_send_auto_rate_request(struct rsi_common *common)
 	if (!selected_rates) {
 		rsi_dbg(ERR_ZONE, "%s: Failed in allocation of mem\n",
 			__func__);
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-- 
1.8.3.2

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