[PATCH 87/140] ACPICA: Fix for possible memory leak and fault.

Len Brown
2007-02-07T18:55:06Z

From: Fiodor Suietov <fiodor.f.suietov@intel.com>

Fixed a possible memory leak and fault in acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value()
during a read from a buffer or region field. (BZ 458)

Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexey Starikovskiy <alexey.y.starikovskiy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
---
drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c | 8 +++++---
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
index 6499de8..fa17f55 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
acpi_status status = AE_OK;
union acpi_operand_object *stack_desc;
void *temp_node;
- union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+ union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc = NULL;
u16 opcode;

ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_resolve_object_to_value);
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
status = acpi_ds_get_package_arguments(stack_desc);
break;

- /* These cases may never happen here, but just in case.. */
-
case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD:
case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
@@ -314,6 +312,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
status =
acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(walk_state, stack_desc,
&obj_desc);
+
+ /* Remove a reference to the original operand, then override */
+
+ acpi_ut_remove_reference(*stack_ptr);
*stack_ptr = (void *)obj_desc;
break;

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1.5.0.rc3.39.gec804