fs: autofs: fix memory leak in autofs_fill_super()

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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.

Reported-by: syzbot+df1db6e034b3953e19f5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=df1db6e034b3953e19f5
Fixes: 66917f85db ("autofs: add: new_inode check in autofs_fill_super()")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260903081048.132524-1-jeffinphilip14@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>

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