From 589b9eb4bf03025fb9028046074ea071d60f9728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ruby Martin <ruby@wolfssl.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:50:11 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Free the unexpected return in
 test_wolfSSL_load_client_CA_file

---
 tests/api/test_ssl_cert.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/api/test_ssl_cert.c b/tests/api/test_ssl_cert.c
index 22cdc54803..b37fb6fb63 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_ssl_cert.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_ssl_cert.c
@@ -963,7 +963,9 @@ int test_wolfSSL_load_client_CA_file(void)
     WOLF_STACK_OF(WOLFSSL_X509_NAME)* names = NULL;
 
     /* A file that cannot be opened reports no names. */
-    ExpectNull(wolfSSL_load_client_CA_file("does/not/exist.pem"));
+    ExpectNull(names = wolfSSL_load_client_CA_file("does/not/exist.pem"));
+    wolfSSL_sk_X509_NAME_pop_free(names, NULL);
+    names = NULL;
 
     /* Every certificate in the file contributes its subject name. */
     ExpectNotNull(names = wolfSSL_load_client_CA_file(caCertFile));