netdev - Re: v3 [PATCH net-next 5/7] ipv4: Check return of dev_set

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Date:	Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:22:04 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Wang Chen <wangchen@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	NETDEV <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: v3 [PATCH net-next 5/7] ipv4: Check return of dev_set_allmulti

Wang Chen wrote:
>  	case VIFF_TUNNEL:
>  		dev = ipmr_new_tunnel(vifc);
>  		if (!dev)
>  			return -ENOBUFS;
> +		err = dev_set_allmulti(dev, 1);
> +		if (err) {
> +			dev_close(dev);
> +			return err;
> +		}

ipmr_new_tunnel creates a new tunnel device that you're not removing.

>  		break;
>  	case 0:
>  		dev = ip_dev_find(&init_net, vifc->vifc_lcl_addr.s_addr);
>  		if (!dev)
>  			return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
>  		dev_put(dev);
> +		err = dev_set_allmulti(dev, 1);
> +		if (err)
> +			return err;

Also looks like a use after free, but again, one that is
already present without your patch.
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