# \[PATCH\] EVM: unlock on error path in evm\_read\_xattrs()

- From: Dan Carpenter \<hidden\>
- Date: 2018-06-01 08:00:05 
- List: linux-security-module
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2018/06/13155928
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-integrity/2018/06/13155928/t.md

```text
We need to unlock before returning on this error path.

Fixes: fa516b66a1bf ("EVM: Allow runtime modification of the set of verified xattrs")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <redacted>

diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c
index a7a0a1acae99..6d3b34ae8499 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ static ssize_t evm_read_xattrs(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
 		size += strlen(xattr->name) + 1;
 
 	temp = kmalloc(size + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!temp)
+	if (!temp) {
+		mutex_unlock(&xattr_list_mutex);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(xattr, &evm_config_xattrnames, list) {
 		sprintf(temp + offset, "%s\n", xattr->name);
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