[PATCH 1/2] libertas: fix memory corruption in lbs_remove_card()
Daniel Drake
dsd at laptop.org
Wed Nov 24 11:00:49 EST 2010
"priv" is stored at the end of the wiphy structure, which is freed
during the call to lbs_cfg_free(). It must not be touched afterwards.
Remove the unnecessary NULL assignment causing this memory corruption.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd at laptop.org>
---
drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c | 2 --
1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Please apply for 2.6.37
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index 46b88b1..fcd1bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ void lbs_remove_card(struct lbs_private *priv)
lbs_free_adapter(priv);
lbs_cfg_free(priv);
-
- priv->dev = NULL;
free_netdev(dev);
lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_MAIN);
--
1.7.3.2
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