[PATCH] net: fs_enet: fix platform info memory leak on remove

fs_enet_probe() allocates the platform information structure with
kzalloc_obj() and stores it in fep->fpi.

The probe failure paths release this allocation with kfree(). However,
after a successful probe, fs_enet_remove() tears down the network
device without freeing fep->fpi, leaving the platform information
structure allocated after driver removal.

Free fep->fpi before releasing the network device.

This issue was found by manual code inspection.

Fixes: 976de6a8c304 ("fs_enet: Be an of_platform device when CONFIG_PPC_CPM_NEW_BINDING is set.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
index d3c772ed5fc9..071e3f3de78c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/fs_enet-main.c

@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ static void fs_enet_remove(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	fep->ops->cleanup_data(ndev);
 	dev_set_drvdata(fep->dev, NULL);
 	phylink_destroy(fep->phylink);
+	kfree(fep->fpi);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 }
 

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2.43.0

On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 11:14:14AM +0800, Guangshuo Li wrote:

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>

On Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 11:14:14AM +0800, Guangshuo Li wrote:

fs_enet_probe() allocates the platform information structure with
kzalloc_obj() and stores it in fep->fpi.

The probe failure paths release this allocation with kfree(). However,
after a successful probe, fs_enet_remove() tears down the network
device without freeing fep->fpi, leaving the platform information
structure allocated after driver removal.

Free fep->fpi before releasing the network device.

This issue was found by manual code inspection.

Fixes: 976de6a8c304 ("fs_enet: Be an of_platform device when CONFIG_PPC_CPM_NEW_BINDING is set.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]:

On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:14:14 +0800 you wrote:

fs_enet_probe() allocates the platform information structure with
kzalloc_obj() and stores it in fep->fpi.

The probe failure paths release this allocation with kfree(). However,
after a successful probe, fs_enet_remove() tears down the network
device without freeing fep->fpi, leaving the platform information
structure allocated after driver removal.

[...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - net: fs_enet: fix platform info memory leak on remove
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4a6764900678

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