In opal_event_init() if request_irq() fails name is not freed, leading to a memory leak. The code only runs at boot time, there's no way for a user to trigger it, so there's no security impact.
Fix the leak by freeing name in the error path. Reported-by: 2639161967 <[email protected]> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <[email protected]> --- arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c index 56a1f7ce78d2..d92759c21fae 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c @@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ int __init opal_event_init(void) name, NULL); if (rc) { pr_warn("Error %d requesting OPAL irq %d\n", rc, (int)r->start); + kfree(name); continue; } } -- 2.46.1
