[PATCH v2] media: radio-keene: fix memory leak in error path

From: ssrane_b23

Date: Wed Nov 26 2025 - 01:31:08 EST


From: Shaurya Rane <ssrane_b23@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Fix a memory leak in usb_keene_probe() when v4l2_device_register()
fails. The v4l2 control handler was initialized and controls were
added, but if v4l2_device_register() failed, the handler was never
freed, leaking the allocated memory for the handler buckets and
control structures.

Consolidate the error handling by adding an err_hdl label that
ensures v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() is called for all error paths
after the handler is initialized.

Reported-by: syzbot+a41b73dce23962a74c72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a41b73dce23962a74c72
Fixes: 1bf20c3a0c61 ("[media] radio-keene: add a driver for the Keene FM Transmitter")
Signed-off-by: Shaurya Rane <ssrane_b23@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Simplified fix: call v4l2_ctrl_handler_free() inline before goto
instead of adding a new error label, avoiding unused label warning
reported by Media CI.
---
drivers/media/radio/radio-keene.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/media/radio/radio-keene.c b/drivers/media/radio/radio-keene.c
index f3b57f0cb1ec..4a203e958a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/radio/radio-keene.c
+++ b/drivers/media/radio/radio-keene.c
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ static int usb_keene_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
retval = v4l2_device_register(&intf->dev, &radio->v4l2_dev);
if (retval < 0) {
dev_err(&intf->dev, "couldn't register v4l2_device\n");
+ v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(hdl);
goto err_v4l2;
}

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