struct device *dev = &usbduxsub->interface->dev;
        int i = 0;
        unsigned char *fp = (char *)firmwarePtr;
-       unsigned char *firmwareBinary = NULL;
+       unsigned char *firmwareBinary;
        int res = 0;
        int maxAddr = 0;
 
                        j++;
                        if (j >= sizeof(buf)) {
                                dev_err(dev, "comedi_: bogus firmware file!\n");
+                               kfree(firmwareBinary);
                                return -1;
                        }
                }
                if (buf[0] != ':') {
                        dev_err(dev, "comedi_: upload: not an ihex record: %s",
                                buf);
+                       kfree(firmwareBinary);
                        return -EFAULT;
                }
 
                if (maxAddr >= FIRMWARE_MAX_LEN) {
                        dev_err(dev, "comedi_: firmware upload goes "
                                "beyond FX2 RAM boundaries.\n");
+                       kfree(firmwareBinary);
                        return -EFAULT;
                }
                /* dev_dbg(dev, "comedi_: off=%x, len=%x:\n", off, len); */
                if (type != 0) {
                        dev_err(dev, "comedi_: unsupported record type: %u\n",
                                type);
+                       kfree(firmwareBinary);
                        return -EFAULT;
                }
 
 
 {
        int i = 0;
        unsigned char *fp = (char *)firmwarePtr;
-       unsigned char *firmwareBinary = NULL;
+       unsigned char *firmwareBinary;
        int res = 0;
        int maxAddr = 0;
 
                        j++;
                        if (j >= sizeof(buf)) {
                                printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: bogus firmware file!\n");
+                               kfree(firmwareBinary);
                                return -1;
                        }
                }
 
                if (buf[0] != ':') {
                        printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: upload: not an ihex record: %s", buf);
+                       kfree(firmwareBinary);
                        return -EFAULT;
                }
 
 
                if (maxAddr >= FIRMWARE_MAX_LEN) {
                        printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: firmware upload goes beyond FX2 RAM boundaries.");
+                       kfree(firmwareBinary);
                        return -EFAULT;
                }
                //printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: off=%x, len=%x:",off,len);
 
                if (type != 0) {
                        printk("comedi_: usbduxfast: unsupported record type: %u\n", type);
+                       kfree(firmwareBinary);
                        return -EFAULT;
                }