[ 11/72] vfs: fix d_inode_lookup() dentry ref leak

[Greg KH]

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

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From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx>

commit e188dc02d3a9c911be56eca5aa114fe7e9822d53 upstream.

d_inode_lookup() leaks a dentry reference on IS_DEADDIR().

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
 fs/namei.c |    4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1094,8 +1094,10 @@ static struct dentry *d_inode_lookup(str
 	struct dentry *old;
 
 	/* Don't create child dentry for a dead directory. */
-	if (unlikely(IS_DEADDIR(inode)))
+	if (unlikely(IS_DEADDIR(inode))) {
+		dput(dentry);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	}
 
 	old = inode->i_op->lookup(inode, dentry, nd);
 	if (unlikely(old)) {


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