2012-08-08 15:16:20

by Alexey Khoroshilov

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Subject: [PATCH] can/softing: Fix potential memory leak in softing_load_fw()

Do not leak memory by updating pointer with potentially NULL realloc return value.

Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).

Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c b/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c
index 3105961..b595d34 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_fw.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int softing_load_fw(const char *file, struct softing *card,
const uint8_t *mem, *end, *dat;
uint16_t type, len;
uint32_t addr;
- uint8_t *buf = NULL;
+ uint8_t *buf = NULL, *new_buf;
int buflen = 0;
int8_t type_end = 0;

@@ -199,11 +199,12 @@ int softing_load_fw(const char *file, struct softing *card,
if (len > buflen) {
/* align buflen */
buflen = (len + (1024-1)) & ~(1024-1);
- buf = krealloc(buf, buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!buf) {
+ new_buf = krealloc(buf, buflen, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!new_buf) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto failed;
}
+ buf = new_buf;
}
/* verify record data */
memcpy_fromio(buf, &dpram[addr + offset], len);
--
1.7.9.5


2012-08-08 17:18:14

by Marc Kleine-Budde

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] can/softing: Fix potential memory leak in softing_load_fw()

On 08/08/2012 05:15 PM, Alexey Khoroshilov wrote:
> Do not leak memory by updating pointer with potentially NULL realloc return value.
>
> Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <[email protected]>

Thanks for the work,
applied to can/master.

Marc
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