[PATCH 2.6.29] libertas rx.c -- fix memory leak in rx.c

Philip Rakity prakity at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 1 16:38:19 EDT 2009



if there is an error then routine lbs_process_rxed_packet in rx.c does not free the skb.

signed off by: prakity at yahoo.com

diff -ru linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.c.old linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.c 
--- linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.c.old    2009-04-01 13:19:26.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/rx.c    2009-04-01 13:19:57.000000000 -0700
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
         lbs_deb_rx("rx err: frame received with bad length\n");
         priv->stats.rx_length_errors++;
         ret = 0;
+        kfree_skb(skb);
         goto done;
     }
 
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@
         lbs_pr_alert("rxpd not ok\n");
         priv->stats.rx_errors++;
         ret = 0;
+        kfree_skb(skb);
         goto done;
     }


      



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