From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: fs/binfmt_elf.c: don't free interpreter's ELF pheaders on common path Static executables don't need to free NULL pointer. It doesn't matter really because static executable is not common scenario but do it anyway out of pedantry. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200219185330.GA4933@avx2 Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/binfmt_elf.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c~elf-dont-free-interpreters-elf-pheaders-on-common-path +++ a/fs/binfmt_elf.c @@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ out_free_interp: fput(interpreter); kfree(interp_elf_ex); + kfree(interp_elf_phdata); } else { elf_entry = e_entry; if (BAD_ADDR(elf_entry)) { @@ -1084,7 +1085,6 @@ out_free_interp: } } - kfree(interp_elf_phdata); kfree(elf_phdata); set_binfmt(&elf_format); _