Re: [PATCH] kernel: auditfilter: looping issue, memory leak if has2 or more AUDIT_FILTERKEYs

From: Chen Gang
Date: Fri Apr 12 2013 - 05:43:04 EST


On 2013å04æ11æ 12:10, Chen Gang wrote:
> On 2013å04æ11æ 05:19, Eric Paris wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>>> b. has an new issue for AUDIT_DIR:
>>>> after AUDIT_DIR succeed, it will set rule->tree.
>>>> next, the other case fail, then will call audit_free_rule.
>>>> but audit_free_rule will not free rule->tree.
>> Definitely a couple of leaks here...
>>
>> I'm seeing leaks on size 8, 64, and 128.
>>
>> Al, what do you think? Should I be calling audit_put_tree() in the error case if entry->tree != NULL? The audit trees are some of the most complex code in the kernel I think.
>>
>>

it seems, your way is the only executable way (if not change code much).
what my original idea is incorrect.

we need add related code at failure process area in audit_data_to_entry.
and another functions need not add these code (should not add).
'watch' also need be processed, since audit_to_watch let ref count = 2.
(it just like the function audit_del_rule has done)

please help check thanks.

:-)


diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
index 81f63f9..f5327ce 100644
--- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
+++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
@@ -594,6 +594,10 @@ exit_nofree:
return entry;

exit_free:
+ if (entry->rule.watch)
+ audit_put_watch(entry->rule.watch); /* matches initial get */
+ if (entry->rule.tree)
+ audit_put_tree(entry->rule.tree); /* that's the temporary one */
audit_free_rule(entry);
return ERR_PTR(err);
}



>
> can we add it in audit_free_rule ?
>
> maybe like this:
>
> @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ static inline void audit_free_rule(struct audit_entry *e)
> /* some rules don't have associated watches */
> if (erule->watch)
> audit_put_watch(erule->watch);
> + if (erule->tree)
> + audit_put_tree(erule->tree);
> if (erule->fields)
> for (i = 0; i < erule->field_count; i++) {
> struct audit_field *f = &erule->fields[i];
>
>
> thanks.
>
> :-)
>


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Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation
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