[PATCH 2/3] kobject: free memory if netlink_kernel_create() fails

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri Jun 04 2010 - 16:47:53 EST


From: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>

There is a kfree(ue_sk) missing on the error path if
netlink_kernel_create() fails.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
---
lib/kobject_uevent.c | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index e2eb989..b935795 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
if (!ue_sk->sk) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"kobject_uevent: unable to create netlink socket!\n");
+ kfree(ue_sk);
return -ENODEV;
}
mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
--
1.7.1

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