linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.2 11/87] rtlwifi: fix memory leak for USB device

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Date:	Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:53:51 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, "Kalle Valo" <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	"Peter Wu" <peter@...ensteyn.nl>,
	"Larry Finger" <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: [PATCH 3.2 11/87] rtlwifi: fix memory leak for USB device

3.2.77-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Peter Wu <peter@...ensteyn.nl>

commit 17bc55864f81dd730d05f09b1641312a7990d636 upstream.

Free skb for received frames with a wrong checksum. This can happen
pretty rapidly, exhausting all memory.

This fixes a memleak (detected with kmemleak). Originally found while
using monitor mode, but it also appears during managed mode (once the
link is up).

Signed-off-by: Peter Wu <peter@...ensteyn.nl>
ACKed-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
[bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust filename, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ static void _rtl_usb_rx_process_noagg(st
 		} else {
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		}
+	} else {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	}
 }