linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xen-pciback: fix up cleanup path when alloc fails

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Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:09:25 -0500
From:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:	Doug Goldstein <cardoe@...doe.com>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bob Liu <bob.liu@...cle.com>,
	Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@...rix.com>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Jonathan Creekmore <jonathan.creekmore@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen-pciback: fix up cleanup path when alloc fails

On 11/26/2015 03:32 PM, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> When allocating a pciback device fails, avoid the possibility of a
> use after free.
>
> Reported-by: Jonathan Creekmore <jonathan.creekmore@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@...doe.com>
> ---
>   drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c | 4 +++-
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>

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