[patch 04/20] nfnetlink_log: fix reference leak

From: Greg KH
Date: Sat Mar 10 2007 - 01:26:10 EST


-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>

[NETFILTER]: nfnetlink_log: fix reference leak

Stop reference leaking in nfulnl_log_packet(). If we start a timer we
are already taking another reference.

Signed-off-by: Michal Miroslaw <mirq-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>


---
net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -720,15 +720,16 @@ nfulnl_log_packet(unsigned int pf,
inst->timer.expires = jiffies + (inst->flushtimeout*HZ/100);
add_timer(&inst->timer);
}
- spin_unlock_bh(&inst->lock);

+unlock_and_release:
+ spin_unlock_bh(&inst->lock);
+ instance_put(inst);
return;

alloc_failure:
- spin_unlock_bh(&inst->lock);
- instance_put(inst);
UDEBUG("error allocating skb\n");
/* FIXME: statistics */
+ goto unlock_and_release;
}

static int

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