[PATCH] target: iscsi: cxgbit: fix cnp kref leak in __cxgbit_free_cdev_np()

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 06:38:51 EST


__cxgbit_free_cdev_np() calls cxgbit_get_cnp() which takes a kref
reference on the cnp structure. This reference is only released on
the immediate error path after cxgbit_get_cnp(). On the timeout path
and the normal completion path that successfully processes the NP,
the reference is never released via cxgbit_put_cnp(), leaking the
kref.

Add cxgbit_put_cnp(cnp) on the timeout and success paths to properly
release the kref reference.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 9730ffcb8957 ("cxgbit: add files for cxgbit.ko")
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_cm.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_cm.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_cm.c
index 146705845fa3..11149d73c844 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_cm.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ __cxgbit_free_cdev_np(struct cxgbit_device *cdev, struct cxgbit_np *cnp)
ret = cxgbit_wait_for_reply(cdev, &cnp->com.wr_wait,
0, 10, __func__);
if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
+ cxgbit_put_cnp(cnp);
return ret;

if (ipv6 && cnp->com.cdev) {
@@ -558,6 +559,7 @@ __cxgbit_free_cdev_np(struct cxgbit_device *cdev, struct cxgbit_np *cnp)

cxgb4_free_stid(cdev->lldi.tids, stid,
cnp->com.local_addr.ss_family);
+ cxgbit_put_cnp(cnp);
return 0;
}

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2.34.1