Re: [PATCH] net: qrtr: free memory on error path in radix_tree_insert()

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam
Date: Fri Jan 27 2023 - 00:55:48 EST


On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 04:48:31PM +0300, Natalia Petrova wrote:
> Function radix_tree_insert() returns errors if the node hasn't
> been initialized and added to the tree.
>
> "kfree(node)" and return value "NULL" of node_get() help
> to avoid using unclear node in other calls.
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>
> Fixes: 0c2204a4ad71 ("net: qrtr: Migrate nameservice to kernel from userspace")
> Signed-off-by: Natalia Petrova <n.petrova@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@xxxxxxxxxx>

This patch should also be backported to stable kernels. Could you please add,

Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 5.7

Thanks,
Mani

> ---
> net/qrtr/ns.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/qrtr/ns.c b/net/qrtr/ns.c
> index 1990d496fcfc..e595079c2caf 100644
> --- a/net/qrtr/ns.c
> +++ b/net/qrtr/ns.c
> @@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ static struct qrtr_node *node_get(unsigned int node_id)
>
> node->id = node_id;
>
> - radix_tree_insert(&nodes, node_id, node);
> + if (radix_tree_insert(&nodes, node_id, node)) {
> + kfree(node);
> + return NULL;
> + }
>
> return node;
> }
> --
> 2.34.1
>

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