linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] staging: rtl8188eu: fix potential leak in rtw_wx

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:11:13 -0500
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	Christian Engelmayer <cengelma@....at>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
CC:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com,
	oat.elena@...il.com, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
	w-lkml@...enslange-mailadresse.de, teobaluta@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] staging: rtl8188eu: fix potential leak in rtw_wx_read32()

On 04/28/2014 03:56 PM, Christian Engelmayer wrote:
> Function rtw_wx_read32() dynamically allocates a temporary buffer that is not
> freed in all error paths. Use a centralized exit path and make sure that all
> memory is freed correctly. Detected by Coverity - CID 1077711.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Engelmayer <cengelma@....at>

Acked-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>

This Ack is valid for all 5 patches.

Larry

> ---
>   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 15 +++++++++------
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> index cf30a08..45b47e2 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> @@ -2154,6 +2154,7 @@ static int rtw_wx_read32(struct net_device *dev,
>   	u32 bytes;
>   	u8 *ptmp;
>   	int rv;
> +	int ret = 0;
>
>   	padapter = (struct adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(dev);
>   	p = &wrqu->data;
> @@ -2163,16 +2164,16 @@ static int rtw_wx_read32(struct net_device *dev,
>   		return -ENOMEM;
>
>   	if (copy_from_user(ptmp, p->pointer, len)) {
> -		kfree(ptmp);
> -		return -EFAULT;
> +		ret = -EFAULT;
> +		goto exit;
>   	}
>
>   	bytes = 0;
>   	addr = 0;
>   	rv = sscanf(ptmp, "%d,%x", &bytes, &addr);
>   	if (rv != 2) {
> -		kfree(ptmp);
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +		goto exit;
>   	}
>
>   	switch (bytes) {
> @@ -2190,12 +2191,14 @@ static int rtw_wx_read32(struct net_device *dev,
>   		break;
>   	default:
>   		DBG_88E(KERN_INFO "%s: usage> read [bytes],[address(hex)]\n", __func__);
> -		return -EINVAL;
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +		goto exit;
>   	}
>   	DBG_88E(KERN_INFO "%s: addr = 0x%08X data =%s\n", __func__, addr, extra);
>
> +exit:
>   	kfree(ptmp);
> -	return 0;
> +	return ret;
>   }
>
>   static int rtw_wx_write32(struct net_device *dev,
>

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