1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 12dfa62aad18..0c2cbbebca95 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwscan(struct net_device *dev,
         struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
         struct wiphy *wiphy;
         struct iw_scan_req *wreq = NULL;
-        struct cfg80211_scan_request *creq;
+        struct cfg80211_scan_request *creq = NULL;
         int i, err, n_channels = 0;
         enum ieee80211_band band;
 
@@ -694,8 +694,10 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwscan(struct net_device *dev,
         /* translate "Scan for SSID" request */
         if (wreq) {
                 if (wrqu->data.flags & IW_SCAN_THIS_ESSID) {
-                        if (wreq->essid_len > IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN)
-                                return -EINVAL;
+                        if (wreq->essid_len > IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN) {
+                                err = -EINVAL;
+                                goto out;
+                        }
                         memcpy(creq->ssids[0].ssid, wreq->essid, wreq->essid_len);
                         creq->ssids[0].ssid_len = wreq->essid_len;
                 }
@@ -707,12 +709,15 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwscan(struct net_device *dev,
         err = rdev->ops->scan(wiphy, dev, creq);
         if (err) {
                 rdev->scan_req = NULL;
-                kfree(creq);
+                /* creq will be freed below */
         } else {
                 nl80211_send_scan_start(rdev, dev);
+                /* creq now owned by driver */
+                creq = NULL;
                 dev_hold(dev);
         }
  out:
+        kfree(creq);
         cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
         return err;
 }