netdev - Leak in ipv6_gso

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2017 13:26:02 +0100
From:   Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:     Craig Gallek <kraig@...gle.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Leak in ipv6_gso_segment()?

If I'm not mistaken, ipv6_gso_segment() now leaks segs if
ip6_find_1stfragopt() fails.  I'm not sure whether the fix would be as
simple as adding a kfree_skb(segs) or whether more complex cleanup is
needed.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Lowery's Law:
        If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

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