fs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super()

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    "title": "fs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super()",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super() In autofs_fill_super(), we create a new inode using autofs_new_ino(), however, if we fail to create root_inode, (that is, root_inode failure path), we return -ENOMEM without freeing the new inode(ino) that we created causing a memory leak. Fix this by adding autofs_free_ino() to free the inode we created in root_inode failure path before returning ENOMEM.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:22.234444529Z",
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