When acpi_battery_add_fs() fails the error handling code does not clean up completely. Moreover, it does not return resulting in a use-after-free. Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/battery.c | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c index fcc13ac..6b3aeba 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c @@ -979,21 +979,27 @@ static int acpi_battery_add(struct acpi_device *device) #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER result = acpi_battery_add_fs(device); #endif - if (!result) { - printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "%s Slot [%s] (battery %s)\n", - ACPI_BATTERY_DEVICE_NAME, acpi_device_bid(device), - device->status.battery_present ? "present" : "absent"); - } else { + if (result) { #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER acpi_battery_remove_fs(device); #endif - kfree(battery); + goto fail; } + printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "%s Slot [%s] (battery %s)\n", + ACPI_BATTERY_DEVICE_NAME, acpi_device_bid(device), + device->status.battery_present ? "present" : "absent"); + battery->pm_nb.notifier_call = battery_notify; register_pm_notifier(&battery->pm_nb); return result; + +fail: + sysfs_remove_battery(battery); + mutex_destroy(&battery->lock); + kfree(battery); + return result; } static int acpi_battery_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type) -- 1.7.5.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html