linux-kernel - [PATCH wireless] brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start

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Message-ID: <1668657281-28480-1-git-send-email-zhangchangzhong@huawei.com>
Date:   Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:54:40 +0800
From:   Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@...wei.com>
To:     Arend van Spriel <aspriel@...il.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieter-paul.giesberts@...adcom.com>
CC:     Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@...wei.com>,
        <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        <brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com>,
        <SHA-cyfmac-dev-list@...ineon.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH wireless] brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start_xmit()

The brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb
in case of pskb_expand_head() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.

Fixes: 270a6c1f65fe ("brcmfmac: rework headroom check in .start_xmit()")
Signed-off-by: Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 595ae3a..175272c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			bphy_err(drvr, "%s: failed to expand headroom\n",
 				 brcmf_ifname(ifp));
 			atomic_inc(&drvr->bus_if->stats.pktcow_failed);
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}
-- 
2.9.5