Patch 3 of 3, this simply adds a couple of missing free's in the error path: Original description: 2 - Ensure that the serial->private data is freed in the event of the probe failing and returning -ENODEV. This error-path leak is less likely but still possible, it was discussed previously but not actually fixed AFAICS: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-kernel/2010/6/14/4582980/thread, http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/6/20/234 Signed-off-by: Steve Hardy <shardy@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c index 0463dab..6219fce 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c @@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static int qcprobe(struct usb_serial *serial, const struct usb_device_id *id) "Could not set interface, error %d\n", retval); retval = -ENODEV; + kfree(data); } } else if (ifnum == 2) { dbg("Modem port found"); @@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ static int qcprobe(struct usb_serial *serial, const struct usb_device_id *id) "Could not set interface, error %d\n", retval); retval = -ENODEV; + kfree(data); } } break; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html