[PATCH] selftests/lsm: Fix memory leak in attr_lsm_count

From: Wang Yan

Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 22:53:35 EST


The calloc-allocated buffer in attr_lsm_count() is never released on
any exit path, including both the normal return path and the early
return when read_sysfs_lsms fails, resulting in a heap memory leak.

Add free() for the buffer on all return branches to fix the leak.

Fixes: d3d929a8b0cd ("LSM: selftests for Linux Security Module syscalls")
Signed-off-by: Wang Yan <wangyan01@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/lsm/common.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lsm/common.c b/tools/testing/selftests/lsm/common.c
index 9ad258912646..4fa8310750a0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lsm/common.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lsm/common.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int attr_lsm_count(void)
return 0;

if (read_sysfs_lsms(names, sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE)))
+ free(names);
return 0;

if (strstr(names, "selinux"))
@@ -85,5 +86,6 @@ int attr_lsm_count(void)
if (strstr(names, "apparmor"))
count++;

+ free(names);
return count;
}
--
2.25.1