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Re: rtlwifi: rtl8192ee: Fix memory leak when loading firmware

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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In routine rtl92ee_set_fw_rsvdpagepkt(), the driver allocates an skb, but
> never calls rtl_cmd_send_packet(), which will free the buffer. All other
> rtlwifi drivers perform this operation correctly.
> 
> This problem has been in the driver since it was included in the kernel.
> Fortunately, each firmware load only leaks 4 buffers, which likely
> explains why it has not previously been detected.
> 
> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.18+
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

519ce2f933fa rtlwifi: rtl8192ee: Fix memory leak when loading firmware

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9953677/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches




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