linux-kernel - [PATCH] class: fix possible memory leak in __class

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Message-ID: <20221017031335.1845383-1-yangyingliang@huawei.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:13:35 +0800
From:   Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
To:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] class: fix possible memory leak in __class_register()

If kset_register() fails, the refcount of kobject is not 0, the name
allocated in kobject_set_name() is leaked. To fix this by calling
kfree_const().

unreferenced object 0xffff888102fa8190 (size 8):
  comm "modprobe", pid 502, jiffies 4294906074 (age 49.296s)
  hex dump (first 8 bytes):
    70 6b 74 63 64 76 64 00                          pktcdvd.
  backtrace:
    [<00000000e7c7703d>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x1ae/0x320
    [<000000005e4d70bc>] kstrdup+0x3a/0x70
    [<00000000c2e5e85a>] kstrdup_const+0x68/0x80
    [<000000000049a8c7>] kvasprintf_const+0x10b/0x190
    [<0000000029123163>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x56/0x150
    [<00000000747219c9>] kobject_set_name+0xab/0xe0
    [<0000000005f1ea4e>] __class_register+0x15c/0x49a

If class_add_groups() fails, it need delete kobject and free its name,
besides, subsys_private also need be freed.

unreferenced object 0xffff888037274000 (size 1024):
  comm "modprobe", pid 502, jiffies 4294906074 (age 49.296s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    00 40 27 37 80 88 ff ff 00 40 27 37 80 88 ff ff  .@.......@......
    00 00 00 00 ad 4e ad de ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00  .....N..........
  backtrace:
    [<00000000151f9600>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x17c/0x2f0
    [<00000000ecf3dd95>] __class_register+0x86/0x49a

It can not call kset_put() or kset_unregister() in error path, because
the 'cls' will be freed in callback function class_release() and it also
freed in error path, it will cause double free.

Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/base/class.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index 64f7b9a0970f..87de0a04ee9b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -187,11 +187,17 @@ int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
 
 	error = kset_register(&cp->subsys);
 	if (error) {
+		kfree_const(cp->subsys.kobj.name);
 		kfree(cp);
 		return error;
 	}
 	error = class_add_groups(class_get(cls), cls->class_groups);
 	class_put(cls);
+	if (error) {
+		kobject_del(&cp->subsys.kobj);
+		kfree_const(cp->subsys.kobj.name);
+		kfree(cp);
+	}
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__class_register);
-- 
2.25.1