linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] tap: free skb if flags error

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Date:   Fri,  1 Dec 2017 05:10:38 -0500
From:   wexu@...hat.com
To:     virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jasowang@...hat.com, mst@...hat.com, mjrosato@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        wexu@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] tap: free skb if flags error

From: Wei Xu <wexu@...hat.com>

tap_recvmsg() supports accepting skb by msg_control after
commit 3b4ba04acca8 ("tap: support receiving skb from msg_control"),
the skb if presented should be freed within the function, otherwise
it would be leaked.

Signed-off-by: Wei Xu <wexu@...hat.com>
Reported-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

---
 drivers/net/tap.c | 14 ++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index e9489b8..0a886fda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -829,8 +829,11 @@ static ssize_t tap_do_read(struct tap_queue *q,
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 
-	if (!iov_iter_count(to))
+	if (!iov_iter_count(to)) {
+		if (skb)
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (skb)
 		goto put;
@@ -1154,11 +1157,14 @@ static int tap_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
 		       size_t total_len, int flags)
 {
 	struct tap_queue *q = container_of(sock, struct tap_queue, sock);
+	struct sk_buff *skb = m->msg_control;
 	int ret;
-	if (flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_TRUNC))
+	if (flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_TRUNC)) {
+		if (skb)
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EINVAL;
-	ret = tap_do_read(q, &m->msg_iter, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT,
-			  m->msg_control);
+	}
+	ret = tap_do_read(q, &m->msg_iter, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, skb);
 	if (ret > total_len) {
 		m->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
 		ret = flags & MSG_TRUNC ? ret : total_len;
-- 
1.8.3.1