kern/138374: Resource leak in command_help() in file

>Number:         138374
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       Resource leak in command_help() in file sys/boot/common/commands.c
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug 31 09:20:03 UTC 2009
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Patroklos Argyroudis
>Release:        8.0-CURRENT
>Organization:
census, inc
>Environment:
N/A
>Description:
In function command_help() in file sys/boot/common/commands.c there is a resource leak of file descriptor hfd.  Although the file descriptor is initialized in line 135, it is not closed.
>How-To-Repeat:
N/A
>Fix:
Patch attached.

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- ./sys/boot/common/commands.c.orig	2009-08-27 16:11:44.000000000 +0300
+++ ./sys/boot/common/commands.c	2009-08-27 16:22:06.000000000 +0300
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@
 	break;
     default:
 	command_errmsg = "usage is 'help <topic> [<subtopic>]";
+	close(hfd);
 	return(CMD_ERROR);
     }
 


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