The documentation provided by kobject_init_and_add() clearly spells out
the need to call kobject_put() on the kobject if an error is returned.
Add this missing call to the error path.
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: 亿一 <teroincn@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c
index 78ad1ba8c987..26528a46d99e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c
@@ -522,8 +522,10 @@ efivar_create_sysfs_entry(struct efivar_entry *new_var)
ret = kobject_init_and_add(&new_var->kobj, &efivar_ktype,
NULL, "%s", short_name);
kfree(short_name);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ kobject_put(&new_var->kobj);
return ret;
+ }
kobject_uevent(&new_var->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
if (efivar_entry_add(new_var, &efivar_sysfs_list)) {
--
2.17.1
