* [patch] kobject: free memory if netlink_kernel_create() fails
@ 2010-05-25 9:51 Dan Carpenter
2010-05-25 10:25 ` Eric W. Biederman
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2010-05-25 9:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Eric W. Biederman
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman, David S. Miller, linux-kernel,
kernel-janitors
There is a kfree(ue_sk) missing on the error path if
netlink_kernel_create() fails.
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index 59c1551..08e15f7 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
if (!ue_sk->sk) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"kobject_uevent: unable to create netlink socket!\n");
+ kfree(ue_sk);
return -ENODEV;
}
mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* Re: [patch] kobject: free memory if netlink_kernel_create() fails
2010-05-25 9:51 [patch] kobject: free memory if netlink_kernel_create() fails Dan Carpenter
@ 2010-05-25 10:25 ` Eric W. Biederman
2010-05-26 7:43 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Eric W. Biederman @ 2010-05-25 10:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dan Carpenter
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman, David S. Miller, linux-kernel,
kernel-janitors
Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com> writes:
> There is a kfree(ue_sk) missing on the error path if
> netlink_kernel_create() fails.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Oops.
> diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
> index 59c1551..08e15f7 100644
> --- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
> +++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
> @@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ static int uevent_net_init(struct net *net)
> if (!ue_sk->sk) {
> printk(KERN_ERR
> "kobject_uevent: unable to create netlink socket!\n");
> + kfree(ue_sk);
> return -ENODEV;
> }
> mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* Re: [patch] kobject: free memory if netlink_kernel_create() fails
2010-05-25 10:25 ` Eric W. Biederman
@ 2010-05-26 7:43 ` David Miller
2010-05-26 14:35 ` Greg KH
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2010-05-26 7:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ebiederm; +Cc: error27, gregkh, linux-kernel, kernel-janitors
From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 03:25:37 -0700
> Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> There is a kfree(ue_sk) missing on the error path if
>> netlink_kernel_create() fails.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Greg, I assume you've got this one?
Thanks!
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* Re: [patch] kobject: free memory if netlink_kernel_create() fails
2010-05-26 7:43 ` David Miller
@ 2010-05-26 14:35 ` Greg KH
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2010-05-26 14:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Miller; +Cc: ebiederm, error27, linux-kernel, kernel-janitors
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:43:47AM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 03:25:37 -0700
>
> > Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> There is a kfree(ue_sk) missing on the error path if
> >> netlink_kernel_create() fails.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
> > Reviewed-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
>
> Greg, I assume you've got this one?
Yes, I'll queue it up in a day or so.
thanks,
greg k-h
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