wilc1000: fix possible memory leak in cfg_scan_result()
authorAjay Singh <ajay.kathat@microchip.com>
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:49:18 +0000 (16:49 +0000)
committerKalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:08:14 +0000 (18:08 +0300)
When the BSS reference holds a valid reference, it is not freed. The 'if'
condition is wrong. Instead of the 'if (bss)' check, the 'if (!bss)' check
is used.
The issue is solved by removing the unnecessary 'if' check because
cfg80211_put_bss() already performs the NULL validation.

Fixes: 6cd4fa5ab691 ("staging: wilc1000: make use of cfg80211_inform_bss_frame()")
Signed-off-by: Ajay Singh <ajay.kathat@microchip.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210916164902.74629-3-ajay.kathat@microchip.com
drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c

index 530a768..36b87ed 100644 (file)
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ static void cfg_scan_result(enum scan_event scan_event,
                                                info->frame_len,
                                                (s32)info->rssi * 100,
                                                GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!bss)
-                       cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
+               cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
        } else if (scan_event == SCAN_EVENT_DONE) {
                mutex_lock(&priv->scan_req_lock);