linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: auditfilter: looping issue, memory leak if has 2 or more AUDIT

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Date:	Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:19:33 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: auditfilter: looping issue, memory leak if has
 2 or more AUDIT_FILTERKEYs

----- Original Message -----

>   b. has an new issue for AUDIT_DIR:
>        after AUDIT_DIR succeed, it will set rule->tree.
>        next, the other case fail, then will call audit_free_rule.
>        but audit_free_rule will not free rule->tree.

Definitely a couple of leaks here...

I'm seeing leaks on size 8, 64, and 128.

Al, what do you think?  Should I be calling audit_put_tree() in the error case if entry->tree != NULL?  The audit trees are some of the most complex code in the kernel I think.
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