[PATCH v3 02/13] media: redrat3: Ensure rc device is freed if enable_detector() fails
From: Sean Young
Date: Wed Jul 22 2026 - 06:24:46 EST
This particular error path does not free the rc device at all, with
its priv pointer still pointing at freed memory.
Fixes: 2154be651b90 ("[media] redrat3: new rc-core IR transceiver device driver")
Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c b/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c
index 3f828a564e19..2b639fe59923 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/redrat3.c
@@ -979,6 +979,7 @@ static int redrat3_dev_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep_narrow = NULL;
struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep_wide = NULL;
struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep_out = NULL;
+ struct rc_dev *rc = NULL;
u8 addr, attrs;
int pipe, i;
int retval = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1102,26 +1103,31 @@ static int redrat3_dev_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
if (retval)
goto redrat_free;
- rr3->rc = redrat3_init_rc_dev(rr3);
- if (!rr3->rc) {
+ rc = redrat3_init_rc_dev(rr3);
+ if (!rc) {
retval = -ENOMEM;
goto led_free;
}
+ rr3->rc = rc;
+
/* might be all we need to do? */
retval = redrat3_enable_detector(rr3);
if (retval < 0)
- goto led_free;
+ goto rc_free;
/* we can register the device now, as it is ready */
usb_set_intfdata(intf, rr3);
return 0;
+rc_free:
+ rc_unregister_device(rc);
led_free:
led_classdev_unregister(&rr3->led);
redrat_free:
redrat3_delete(rr3, rr3->udev);
+ rc_free_device(rc);
no_endpoints:
return retval;
--
2.55.0