linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rfcomm/core.c avoid dangling pointer, check session

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Message-ID: <20110322141403.GA2512@tuxdriver.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:14:04 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	David Fries <david@...es.net>
Cc:	linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rfcomm/core.c avoid dangling pointer, check session

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 09:38:10PM -0500, David Fries wrote:
> rfcomm_process_sessions is calling rfcomm_process_rx, but
> in this case the session is closed and freed leaving a
> dangling pointer that blows up when rfcomm_process_rx returns
> and rfcomm_process_dlcs is called with the now dangling session
> pointer.

Please trim this commit log substantially before the patch is merged...

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