[patch 7/7] key: plug request_key_auth memleak

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Oct 07 2005 - 18:57:15 EST


From: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>

Plug request_key_auth memleak. This can be triggered by unprivileged
users, so is local DoS.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-Off-By: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
---
security/keys/request_key_auth.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

--- linux-2.6.13.y.orig/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
+++ linux-2.6.13.y/security/keys/request_key_auth.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static void request_key_auth_destroy(str
kenter("{%d}", key->serial);

key_put(rka->target_key);
+ kfree(rka);

} /* end request_key_auth_destroy() */


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