linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] security/selinux/netlabel.c: fix double free

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:39:12 -0500
From:	Paul Moore <paul.moore@...com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	eparis@...isplace.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] security/selinux/netlabel.c: fix double free

On Monday 28 January 2008 5:35:40 pm Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 05:23:46PM -0500, Paul Moore wrote:
> > Thanks for finding this mistake, however, I'd rather see it fixed
> > by removing the netlbl_secattr_destroy() call in
> > security_netlbl_sid_to_secattr() as it really shouldn't be there
> > anymore.  We moved the matching _init() call into
> > selinux_netlbl_sock_setsid() and I'd like to see the _init() and
> > _destroy() calls done in the same function.  I can push a revised
> > patch for this if you would prefer, otherwise I'll be happy to ack
> > an updated version ...
>
> doing the patch is trivial but you are able to write a better
> changelog for it - just push a revised patch.

Will do, thanks.

-- 
paul moore
linux security @ hp
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