The function netdev_priv() returns the private data of the device. The
memory to store the private data is allocated in alloc_netdev() and is
released in netdev_free(). Calling kfree() on the return value of
netdev_priv() after netdev_free() results in a double free bug.
Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2...@163.com>
---
drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index 63f7490..0e3f8ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ static int lapbeth_new_device(struct net_device *dev)
fail:
dev_put(dev);
free_netdev(ndev);
- kfree(lapbeth);
goto out;
}
--
1.9.1
