linux-kernel - [PATCH] iio: core: fix memleak in iio_device_register

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Date:   Fri,  8 Dec 2023 15:31:19 +0800
From:   Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn>
To:     dinghao.liu@....edu.cn
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] iio: core: fix memleak in iio_device_register_sysfs

When iio_device_register_sysfs_group() fails, we should
free iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group.attrs to prevent
potential memleak.

Fixes: 32f171724e5c ("iio: core: rework iio device group creation")
Signed-off-by: Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@....edu.cn>
---
 drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index c77745b594bd..e6d3d07a4c83 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -1581,10 +1581,13 @@ static int iio_device_register_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	ret = iio_device_register_sysfs_group(indio_dev,
 					      &iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group);
 	if (ret)
-		goto error_clear_attrs;
+		goto error_free_chan_attrs;
 
 	return 0;
 
+error_free_chan_attrs:
+	kfree(iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group.attrs);
+	iio_dev_opaque->chan_attr_group.attrs = NULL;
 error_clear_attrs:
 	iio_free_chan_devattr_list(&iio_dev_opaque->channel_attr_list);
 
-- 
2.17.1