linux-kernel - Re: [net] ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input

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Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 10:40:26 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Andrea Mayer <andrea.mayer@...roma2.it>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, dsahern@...nel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
 kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, david.lebrun@...ouvain.be,
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 stefano.salsano@...roma2.it, paolo.lungaroni@...roma2.it,
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Subject: Re: [net] ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input_core

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri, 17 May 2024 18:45:41 +0200 you wrote:
> The seg6_input() function is responsible for adding the SRH into a
> packet, delegating the operation to the seg6_input_core(). This function
> uses the skb_cow_head() to ensure that there is sufficient headroom in
> the sk_buff for accommodating the link-layer header.
> In the event that the skb_cow_header() function fails, the
> seg6_input_core() catches the error but it does not release the sk_buff,
> which will result in a memory leak.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] ipv6: sr: fix missing sk_buff release in seg6_input_core
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/5447f9708d9e

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