2016-11-09 03:37:37

by Ricky Liang

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Subject: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels()

kmemleak reports memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels():

unreferenced object 0xffffffc0a2914780 (size 192):
comm "ksdioirqd/mmc2", pid 2004, jiffies 4307182506 (age 820.684s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 06 47 49 4e 2d 32 67 01 03 c8 60 6c 03 01 40 ..GIN-2g...`l..@
07 10 54 57 20 34 04 1e 64 05 24 84 03 24 95 04 ..TW 4..d.$..$..
backtrace:
[<ffffffc0003375f4>] create_object+0x164/0x2b4
[<ffffffc0008e3530>] kmemleak_alloc+0x50/0x88
[<ffffffc000335120>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x1bc/0x264
[<ffffffc00030899c>] kmemdup+0x38/0x64
[<ffffffbffc2311cc>] mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc+0x3c/0x130 [mwifiex]
[<ffffffbffc22ee9c>] mwifiex_save_curr_bcn+0x4ec/0x640 [mwifiex]
[<ffffffbffc22f45c>] mwifiex_handle_event_ext_scan_report+0x1d4/0x268 [mwifiex]
[<ffffffbffc2375d0>] mwifiex_process_sta_event+0x378/0x898 [mwifiex]
[<ffffffbffc224dc8>] mwifiex_process_event+0x1a8/0x1e8 [mwifiex]
[<ffffffbffc2228f0>] mwifiex_main_process+0x258/0x534 [mwifiex]
[<ffffffbffc258858>] 0xffffffbffc258858
[<ffffffc00071ee90>] process_sdio_pending_irqs+0xf8/0x160
[<ffffffc00071efdc>] sdio_irq_thread+0x9c/0x1a4
[<ffffffc000240d08>] kthread+0xf4/0x100
[<ffffffc0002043fc>] ret_from_fork+0xc/0x50
[<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff

Signed-off-by: Ricky Liang <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index 97c9765..98ce072 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,10 @@ static int mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
}

done:
+ /* beacon_ie buffer was allocated in function
+ * mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc(). Free it now.
+ */
+ kfree(bss_desc->beacon_buf);
kfree(bss_desc);
return 0;
}
--
2.6.6


2016-11-09 23:27:50

by Brian Norris

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels()

On Wed, Nov 09, 2016 at 11:37:28AM +0800, Ricky Liang wrote:
> kmemleak reports memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels():
>
> unreferenced object 0xffffffc0a2914780 (size 192):
> comm "ksdioirqd/mmc2", pid 2004, jiffies 4307182506 (age 820.684s)
> hex dump (first 32 bytes):
> 00 06 47 49 4e 2d 32 67 01 03 c8 60 6c 03 01 40 ..GIN-2g...`l..@
> 07 10 54 57 20 34 04 1e 64 05 24 84 03 24 95 04 ..TW 4..d.$..$..
> backtrace:
> [<ffffffc0003375f4>] create_object+0x164/0x2b4
> [<ffffffc0008e3530>] kmemleak_alloc+0x50/0x88
> [<ffffffc000335120>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x1bc/0x264
> [<ffffffc00030899c>] kmemdup+0x38/0x64
> [<ffffffbffc2311cc>] mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc+0x3c/0x130 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc22ee9c>] mwifiex_save_curr_bcn+0x4ec/0x640 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc22f45c>] mwifiex_handle_event_ext_scan_report+0x1d4/0x268 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc2375d0>] mwifiex_process_sta_event+0x378/0x898 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc224dc8>] mwifiex_process_event+0x1a8/0x1e8 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc2228f0>] mwifiex_main_process+0x258/0x534 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc258858>] 0xffffffbffc258858
> [<ffffffc00071ee90>] process_sdio_pending_irqs+0xf8/0x160
> [<ffffffc00071efdc>] sdio_irq_thread+0x9c/0x1a4
> [<ffffffc000240d08>] kthread+0xf4/0x100
> [<ffffffc0002043fc>] ret_from_fork+0xc/0x50
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
>
> Signed-off-by: Ricky Liang <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> index 97c9765..98ce072 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> @@ -1671,6 +1671,10 @@ static int mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
> }
>
> done:
> + /* beacon_ie buffer was allocated in function
> + * mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc(). Free it now.
> + */
> + kfree(bss_desc->beacon_buf);

For a bit, I thought this was possibly a sort of double-free, since
mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc() might actually fail to allocate
->beacon_buf, but kfree(NULL) is safe, so:

Reviewed-by: Brian Norris <[email protected]>

> kfree(bss_desc);
> return 0;
> }
> --
> 2.6.6
>

2016-11-09 08:54:39

by Amitkumar Karwar

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Subject: RE: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels()

> From: Ricky Liang [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 9:07 AM
> Cc: Ricky Liang; Amitkumar Karwar; Nishant Sarmukadam; Kalle Valo; open
> list:MARVELL MWIFIEX WIRELESS DRIVER; open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS; open
> list
> Subject: [PATCH] mwifiex: fix memory leak in
> mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels()
>
> kmemleak reports memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels():
>
> unreferenced object 0xffffffc0a2914780 (size 192):
> comm "ksdioirqd/mmc2", pid 2004, jiffies 4307182506 (age 820.684s)
> hex dump (first 32 bytes):
> 00 06 47 49 4e 2d 32 67 01 03 c8 60 6c 03 01 40 ..GIN-2g...`l..@
> 07 10 54 57 20 34 04 1e 64 05 24 84 03 24 95 04 ..TW 4..d.$..$..
> backtrace:
> [<ffffffc0003375f4>] create_object+0x164/0x2b4
> [<ffffffc0008e3530>] kmemleak_alloc+0x50/0x88
> [<ffffffc000335120>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x1bc/0x264
> [<ffffffc00030899c>] kmemdup+0x38/0x64
> [<ffffffbffc2311cc>] mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc+0x3c/0x130 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc22ee9c>] mwifiex_save_curr_bcn+0x4ec/0x640 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc22f45c>]
> mwifiex_handle_event_ext_scan_report+0x1d4/0x268 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc2375d0>] mwifiex_process_sta_event+0x378/0x898 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc224dc8>] mwifiex_process_event+0x1a8/0x1e8 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc2228f0>] mwifiex_main_process+0x258/0x534 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc258858>] 0xffffffbffc258858
> [<ffffffc00071ee90>] process_sdio_pending_irqs+0xf8/0x160
> [<ffffffc00071efdc>] sdio_irq_thread+0x9c/0x1a4
> [<ffffffc000240d08>] kthread+0xf4/0x100
> [<ffffffc0002043fc>] ret_from_fork+0xc/0x50
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
>
> Signed-off-by: Ricky Liang <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> index 97c9765..98ce072 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
> @@ -1671,6 +1671,10 @@ static int
> mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
> }
>
> done:
> + /* beacon_ie buffer was allocated in function
> + * mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc(). Free it now.
> + */
> + kfree(bss_desc->beacon_buf);
> kfree(bss_desc);
> return 0;
> }

Acked-by: Amitkumar Karwar <[email protected]>

Regards,
Amitkumar

2016-11-17 11:13:29

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels()

Ricky Liang <[email protected]> wrote:
> kmemleak reports memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels():
>
> unreferenced object 0xffffffc0a2914780 (size 192):
> comm "ksdioirqd/mmc2", pid 2004, jiffies 4307182506 (age 820.684s)
> hex dump (first 32 bytes):
> 00 06 47 49 4e 2d 32 67 01 03 c8 60 6c 03 01 40 ..GIN-2g...`l..@
> 07 10 54 57 20 34 04 1e 64 05 24 84 03 24 95 04 ..TW 4..d.$..$..
> backtrace:
> [<ffffffc0003375f4>] create_object+0x164/0x2b4
> [<ffffffc0008e3530>] kmemleak_alloc+0x50/0x88
> [<ffffffc000335120>] __kmalloc_track_caller+0x1bc/0x264
> [<ffffffc00030899c>] kmemdup+0x38/0x64
> [<ffffffbffc2311cc>] mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc+0x3c/0x130 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc22ee9c>] mwifiex_save_curr_bcn+0x4ec/0x640 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc22f45c>] mwifiex_handle_event_ext_scan_report+0x1d4/0x268 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc2375d0>] mwifiex_process_sta_event+0x378/0x898 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc224dc8>] mwifiex_process_event+0x1a8/0x1e8 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc2228f0>] mwifiex_main_process+0x258/0x534 [mwifiex]
> [<ffffffbffc258858>] 0xffffffbffc258858
> [<ffffffc00071ee90>] process_sdio_pending_irqs+0xf8/0x160
> [<ffffffc00071efdc>] sdio_irq_thread+0x9c/0x1a4
> [<ffffffc000240d08>] kthread+0xf4/0x100
> [<ffffffc0002043fc>] ret_from_fork+0xc/0x50
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
>
> Signed-off-by: Ricky Liang <[email protected]>
> Acked-by: Amitkumar Karwar <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Brian Norris <[email protected]>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

5ff262229378 mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_save_hidden_ssid_channels()

--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9418433/

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