Re: [PATCH] EDAC/x38: Fix mci_pdev reference leak in x38_init_one()

[Borislav Petkov]

On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 09:21:21AM +0000, Wentao Liang wrote:
> In x38_init_one(), a reference to the PCI device is taken with
> pci_dev_get() and stored in the global mci_pdev even when x38_probe1()
> fails.  On that path x38_registered keeps its initial value of 1, so
> x38_exit() skips the pci_dev_put() and the reference is leaked.
> 
> Only take the reference after x38_probe1() succeeds.
> 
> Fixes: df8bc08c192f ("edac x38: new MC driver module")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/x38_edac.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/edac/x38_edac.c b/drivers/edac/x38_edac.c
> index 292dda754c23..9c6542c4e3ee 100644
> --- a/drivers/edac/x38_edac.c
> +++ b/drivers/edac/x38_edac.c
> @@ -423,10 +423,13 @@ static int x38_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
>  		return -EIO;
>  
>  	rc = x38_probe1(pdev, ent->driver_data);
> +	if (rc)
> +		return rc;
> +
>  	if (!mci_pdev)
>  		mci_pdev = pci_dev_get(pdev);
>  
> -	return rc;
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
>  static void x38_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> -- 

We just orphaned this driver but it has been practically an orphan a long time
ago already.

No need to send fixes for it.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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