Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb()

From: Ping-Ke Shih

Date: Thu Jul 30 2026 - 01:45:10 EST


Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The skb passed to the rtw_hci_tx_write() is expected to be freed when
> the function fails, but the error path in rtw_txq_push_skb() does not
> free the skb before returning. This can lead to a memory leak in
> rtw_txq_push() where a dequeued skb is passed to rtw_txq_push_skb().
>
> Fixes: aaab5d0e6737 ("rtw88: kick off TX packets once for higher efficiency")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>

1 patch(es) applied to rtw-next branch of rtw.git, thanks.

9f2948010764 wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb()

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