[PATCH -v2] rmap: fix anon_vma_fork() memory leak

From: Rik van Riel
Date: Mon Apr 05 2010 - 12:15:26 EST


Fix a memory leak in anon_vma_fork(), where we fail to tear down the
anon_vmas attached to the new VMA in case setting up the new anon_vma
fails.

This bug also has the potential to leave behind anon_vma_chain structs
with pointers to invalid memory.

Reported-by: Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index fcd593c..eaa7a09 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ int anon_vma_fork(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct *pvma)
out_error_free_anon_vma:
anon_vma_free(anon_vma);
out_error:
+ unlink_anon_vmas(vma);
return -ENOMEM;
}

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