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Jian Zhang 553366c271 net: ncsi: fix skb leak in error paths
commit 5c3398a542 upstream.

Early return paths in NCSI RX and AEN handlers fail to release
the received skb, resulting in a memory leak.

Specifically, ncsi_aen_handler() returns on invalid AEN packets
without consuming the skb. Similarly, ncsi_rcv_rsp() exits early
when failing to resolve the NCSI device, response handler, or
request, leaving the skb unfreed.

CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 7a82ecf4cf ("net/ncsi: NCSI AEN packet handler")
Fixes: 138635cc27 ("net/ncsi: NCSI response packet handler")
Signed-off-by: Jian Zhang <zhangjian.3032@bytedance.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260305060656.3357250-1-zhangjian.3032@bytedance.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2026-03-25 11:08:36 +01:00
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