linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ANDROID: binder: fix transaction leak.

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Message-ID: <20171113094918.GA22645@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:49:18 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>
Cc:     john.stultz@...aro.org, tkjos@...gle.com, arve@...roid.com,
        amit.pundir@...aro.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        maco@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ANDROID: binder: fix transaction leak.

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 10:06:08AM +0100, Martijn Coenen wrote:
> If a call to put_user() fails, we failed to
> properly free a transaction and send a failed
> reply (if necessary).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>
> ---
>  drivers/android/binder.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Is this relevant for 4.14 and any older kernels as well?

thanks,

greg k-h