linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: gasket: Fix mapping refcnt leak when put attribute fails

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Date:   Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:14:55 +0800
From:   Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn>
To:     Rob Springer <rspringer@...gle.com>,
        Todd Poynor <toddpoynor@...gle.com>,
        Ben Chan <benchan@...omium.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     yuanxzhang@...an.edu.cn, kjlu@....edu,
        Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn>,
        Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: gasket: Fix mapping refcnt leak when put attribute fails

gasket_sysfs_put_attr() invokes get_mapping(), which returns a reference
of the specified gasket_sysfs_mapping object to "mapping" with increased
refcnt.

When gasket_sysfs_put_attr() returns, local variable "mapping" becomes
invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.

The reference counting issue happens in one path of
gasket_sysfs_put_attr(). When mapping attribute is unknown, the function
forgets to decrease the refcnt increased by get_mapping(), causing a
refcnt leak.

Fix this issue by calling put_mapping() when put attribute fails due to
unknown attribute.

Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c
index a2d67c28f530..f24edc38c27b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ void gasket_sysfs_put_attr(struct device *device,

 	dev_err(device, "Unable to put unknown attribute: %s\n",
 		attr->attr.attr.name);
+	put_mapping(mapping);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gasket_sysfs_put_attr);

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