Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH net v2] tipc: Fix memory leak in tipc_group_create_member()
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2020-09-14 23:37:11
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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2020-09-14 23:37:11
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From: Peilin Ye <redacted> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 04:06:05 -0400
tipc_group_add_to_tree() returns silently if `key` matches `nkey` of an
existing node, causing tipc_group_create_member() to leak memory. Let
tipc_group_add_to_tree() return an error in such a case, so that
tipc_group_create_member() can handle it properly.
Fixes: 75da2163dbb6 ("tipc: introduce communication groups")
Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+f95d90c454864b3b5bc9@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Cc: Hillf Danton <redacted>
Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=048390604fe1b60df34150265479202f10e13aff
Signed-off-by: Peilin Ye <redacted>
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Change in v2:
- let tipc_group_add_to_tree() return a real error code instead of -1.
(Suggested by David Miller [off-list ref])Applied and queued up for -stable, thank you.