linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: 9p: avoid freeing uninit memory in p9pdu

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Date:   Tue, 5 Dec 2023 21:43:32 +0900
From:   Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@...ewreck.org>
To:     Fedor Pchelkin <pchelkin@...ras.ru>
Cc:     Latchesar Ionkov <lucho@...kov.net>,
        Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@...nel.org>,
        Christian Schoenebeck <linux_oss@...debyte.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, v9fs@...ts.linux.dev,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>,
        lvc-project@...uxtesting.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: 9p: avoid freeing uninit memory in p9pdu_vreadf

Fedor Pchelkin wrote on Tue, Dec 05, 2023 at 03:15:43PM +0300:
> As for the second initialization (the one located after kfree(*wnames) in
> error handling path - it was there all the time), I think it's better not
> to touch it. I've just moved kfree and null-assignment under
> 'if (*wnames)' statement.

Ah, I somehow missed this was just moved; that doesn't change anything
but doesn't hurt either, sure.

> The concern you mentioned is about any user that'd ignore the return code
> and try to use *wnames (so that the second initialization makes some
> sense). I can't see if there is any such user but, as said before, it's
> better not to touch that code.

Yes, it was here before, let's leave it in.

> > I don't mind the change even if there isn't but let's add a word in the
> > commit message.
> 
> OK, will do in v3.

I've queued to -next as is (with the i initialized as Christian pointed
out), will update if you send a new one later.

Thanks,
-- 
Dominique Martinet | Asmadeus