Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: asymmetric_keys: fix uninitialized pointers with free attribute

[Herbert Xu]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 07:06:29PM +0530, Ally Heev wrote:
> Uninitialized pointers with `__free` attribute can cause undefined
> behavior as the memory assigned randomly to the pointer is freed
> automatically when the pointer goes out of scope.
> 
> crypto/asymmetric_keys doesn't have any bugs related to this as of now,
> but, it is better to initialize and assign pointers with `__free`
> attribute in one statement to ensure proper scope-based cleanup
> 
> Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aPiG_F5EBQUjZqsl@stanley.mountain/
> Signed-off-by: Ally Heev <allyheev@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - moved declarations to the top and initialized them with NULL
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251105-aheev-uninitialized-free-attr-crypto-v1-1-83da1e10e8c4@xxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_cert_parser.c | 2 +-
>  crypto/asymmetric_keys/x509_public_key.c  | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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