netdev - Re: [PATCH] atm: dereference of he_dev->rbps_virt in he_init

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:51:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	roel.kluin@...il.com
Cc:	chas@....nrl.navy.mil, linux-atm-general@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] atm: dereference of he_dev->rbps_virt in
 he_init_group()

From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:37:25 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
> Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:35:18 +0200
> 
>> he_dev->rbps_virt or he_dev->rbpl_virt allocation may fail, so check
>> them. Make sure that he_init_group() cleans up after errors.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
>> ---
>>> These new return statements will both leak resources allocated
>>> earlier.
>>> 
>>> All the caller is going to do is return -ENOMEM as well and
>>> it does not cleanup actions at all.
>>> 
>>> Please fix this up.
>> 
>> I am new to this api, so please review.
> 
> Looks ok, applied, thanks.

Sorry I have to revert, you didn't even build test this.

Roel, I know you want me to take your changes serious, but I
absolutely cannot when you do stuff like this.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html