Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 3 authors, 2004-09-02
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[PATCH] Fix possible leak in fbcon code. (fwd)

From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: 2004-09-02 09:45:19

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:51:22 +0100
From: Dave Jones <redacted>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Fix possible leak in fbcon code.

Spotted with the source checker from Coverity.com.

Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <redacted>


diff -urpN --exclude-from=/home/davej/.exclude bk-linus/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c linux-2.6/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
--- bk-linus/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c	2004-08-24 00:02:40.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c	2004-09-01 13:31:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *v
 			vc->vc_y += logo_lines;
 			vc->vc_pos += logo_lines * vc->vc_size_row;
 			kfree(save);
+			save = NULL;
 		}
 		if (logo_lines > vc->vc_bottom) {
 			logo_shown = -1;
@@ -1004,6 +1005,8 @@ static void fbcon_init(struct vc_data *v
 			softback_top = 0;
 		}
 	}
+	if (save)
+		kfree(save);
 }

 static void fbcon_deinit(struct vc_data *vc)
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