From: Colin Ian King <colin.k...@canonical.com> The error exit path omits kfree'ing the allocated new_smi, causing a memory leak. Fix this by kfree'ing new_smi.
Detected by CoverityScan, CID#14582571 ("Resource Leak") Fixes: 7e030d6dff71 ("ipmi: Prefer ACPI system interfaces over SMBIOS ones") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.k...@canonical.com> --- drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c index 55e0c42bee4d..4c16af64f73a 100644 --- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c +++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c @@ -2004,6 +2004,7 @@ int ipmi_si_add_smi(struct si_sm_io *io) ipmi_addr_src_to_str(new_smi->io.addr_source), si_to_str[new_smi->io.si_type]); rv = -EBUSY; + kfree(new_smi); goto out_err; } } -- 2.14.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Openipmi-developer mailing list Openipmi-developer@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openipmi-developer