[PATCH v3] net: openvswitch: fix possible memory leak in ovs_meter_cmd_set()

From: Hangyu Hua
Date: Thu Feb 09 2023 - 21:06:09 EST


old_meter needs to be free after it is detached regardless of whether
the new meter is successfully attached.

Fixes: c7c4c44c9a95 ("net: openvswitch: expand the meters supported number")
Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx>
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v2: use goto label and free old_meter outside of ovs lock.

v3: add the label and keep the lock in place.

net/openvswitch/meter.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/meter.c b/net/openvswitch/meter.c
index 6e38f68f88c2..f2698d2316df 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/meter.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/meter.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int ovs_meter_cmd_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)

err = attach_meter(meter_tbl, meter);
if (err)
- goto exit_unlock;
+ goto exit_free_old_meter;

ovs_unlock();

@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ static int ovs_meter_cmd_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
genlmsg_end(reply, ovs_reply_header);
return genlmsg_reply(reply, info);

+exit_free_old_meter:
+ ovs_meter_free(old_meter);
exit_unlock:
ovs_unlock();
nlmsg_free(reply);
--
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