linux-kernel - Re: [Patch] kernel/sys.c: fix an incorrect error branch in orderly

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Date:	Wed, 4 Jul 2012 19:59:58 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch] kernel/sys.c: fix an incorrect error branch in orderly_poweroff()

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com> wrote:
> From: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
>
> When argv_split() fails, argv is NULL, thus we should avoid calling
> agrv_free(argv), and should jump after it.
>
> Cc: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>

Good catch!

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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