linux-kernel - [PATCH] usb: gadget: configs: plug memory leak

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:55:30 +0000
From:   John Keeping <john@...anate.com>
To:     Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        John Keeping <john@...anate.com>
Subject: [PATCH] usb: gadget: configs: plug memory leak

When binding a gadget to a device, "name" is stored in gi->udc_name, but
this does not happen when unregistering and the string is leaked.

Signed-off-by: John Keeping <john@...anate.com>
---
 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
index 78c44979dde3..cbff3b02840d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ static ssize_t gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store(struct config_item *item,
 		ret = unregister_gadget(gi);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
+		kfree(name);
 	} else {
 		if (gi->composite.gadget_driver.udc_name) {
 			ret = -EBUSY;
-- 
2.12.0.rc2.230.ga28edc07cd.dirty