gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()

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    "title": "gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify()",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpio: cdev: Fix resource leaks on errors in lineinfo_changed_notify() On error handling paths, lineinfo_changed_notify() doesn't free the allocated resources which results leaks. Fix it.",
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