2022-10-25 19:15:35

by Alexey Dobriyan

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/binfmt_elf: Fix memory leak in load_elf_binary()

On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 11:44:21PM +0800, Li Zetao wrote:
> If "interp_elf_ex" fails to allocate memory in load_elf_binary(),
> the program will take the "out_free_ph" error handing path,
> resulting in "interpreter" file resource is not released.

Yes :-(

> --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> @@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
> interp_elf_ex = kmalloc(sizeof(*interp_elf_ex), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!interp_elf_ex) {
> retval = -ENOMEM;
> - goto out_free_ph;
> + goto out_free_file;

Reviewed-by: Alexey Dobriyan <[email protected]>