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netfilter: Don't leak 'exp' in ctnetlink_create_expect()

Message ID alpine.LNX.2.00.1212262246390.23814@swampdragon.chaosbits.net
State Accepted
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Commit Message

Jesper Juhl Dec. 26, 2012, 9:49 p.m. UTC
'if ((!help) && (!cda[CTA_EXPECT_TIMEOUT]))' then we should remember
to free 'exp' that was allocated by 'nf_ct_expect_alloc()' by jumping
to the 'err_out' label rather than the 'out' label in
ctnetlink_create_expect().
This patch should get rid of the leak.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
---
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

 note: compile tested only.

Comments

Pablo Neira Ayuso Dec. 26, 2012, 10:09 p.m. UTC | #1
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:49:40PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> 'if ((!help) && (!cda[CTA_EXPECT_TIMEOUT]))' then we should remember
> to free 'exp' that was allocated by 'nf_ct_expect_alloc()' by jumping
> to the 'err_out' label rather than the 'out' label in
> ctnetlink_create_expect().
> This patch should get rid of the leak.

Applied, thanks Jesper.
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diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 4e078cd..627b0e5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@  ctnetlink_create_expect(struct net *net, u16 zone,
 	if (!help) {
 		if (!cda[CTA_EXPECT_TIMEOUT]) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 		exp->timeout.expires =
 		  jiffies + ntohl(nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_EXPECT_TIMEOUT])) * HZ;