In the function query_regdb_file() the alpha2 parameter is duplicated using kmemdup() and subsequently freed in regdb_fw_cb(). However, request_firmware_nowait() can fail without calling regdb_fw_cb() and thus leak memory. Fixes: 007f6c5e6eb4 ("cfg80211: support loading regulatory database as firmware file") Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <aspriel@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/wireless/reg.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c index ec25924a1c26..f629c2e15fea 100644 --- a/net/wireless/reg.c +++ b/net/wireless/reg.c @@ -1080,6 +1080,8 @@ static void regdb_fw_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context) static int query_regdb_file(const char *alpha2) { + int err; + ASSERT_RTNL(); if (regdb) @@ -1089,9 +1091,13 @@ static int query_regdb_file(const char *alpha2) if (!alpha2) return -ENOMEM; - return request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, true, "regulatory.db", - ®_pdev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, - (void *)alpha2, regdb_fw_cb); + err = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, true, "regulatory.db", + ®_pdev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, + (void *)alpha2, regdb_fw_cb); + if (err) + kfree(alpha2); + + return err; } int reg_reload_regdb(void) -- 2.35.1