linux-kernel - [PATCH] media: usb: cx231xx-417: fix a memory leak bug

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Date:   Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:14:54 -0500
From:   Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
To:     Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...omium.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org (open list:MEDIA INPUT INFRASTRUCTURE
        (V4L/DVB)), linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH] media: usb: cx231xx-417: fix a memory leak bug

In cx231xx_load_firmware(), 'p_buffer' is allocated through vmalloc() to
hold the firmware. However, after the usage, it is not deallocated, leading
to a memory leak bug.

Signed-off-by: Wenwen Wang <wenwen@...uga.edu>
---
 drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-417.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-417.c b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-417.c
index 2475f69..5e2e1fd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-417.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-417.c
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ static int cx231xx_load_firmware(struct cx231xx *dev)
 	p_current_fw = p_fw;
 	vfree(p_current_fw);
 	p_current_fw = NULL;
+	vfree(p_buffer);
 	uninitGPIO(dev);
 	release_firmware(firmware);
 	dprintk(1, "Firmware upload successful.\n");
-- 
2.7.4