linux-kernel - [PATCH] selinux: fix possible memory leak

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Message-Id: <1385293021-2767-1-git-send-email-geyslan@gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 24 Nov 2013 08:37:01 -0300
From:	"Geyslan G. Bem" <geyslan@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"Geyslan G. Bem" <geyslan@...il.com>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org (open list:SECURITY SUBSYSTEM)
Subject: [PATCH] selinux: fix possible memory leak

Free 'ctx_str' when necessary.

Signed-off-by: Geyslan G. Bem <geyslan@...il.com>
---
 security/selinux/xfrm.c | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/selinux/xfrm.c b/security/selinux/xfrm.c
index a91d205..cf79a45 100644
--- a/security/selinux/xfrm.c
+++ b/security/selinux/xfrm.c
@@ -327,19 +327,22 @@ int selinux_xfrm_state_alloc_acquire(struct xfrm_state *x,
 		return rc;
 
 	ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx) + str_len, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!ctx)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!ctx) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ctx->ctx_doi = XFRM_SC_DOI_LSM;
 	ctx->ctx_alg = XFRM_SC_ALG_SELINUX;
 	ctx->ctx_sid = secid;
 	ctx->ctx_len = str_len;
 	memcpy(ctx->ctx_str, ctx_str, str_len);
-	kfree(ctx_str);
 
 	x->security = ctx;
 	atomic_inc(&selinux_xfrm_refcount);
-	return 0;
+out:
+	kfree(ctx_str);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
-- 
1.8.4.2

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