3.16.79-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Navid Emamdoost navid.emamdoost@gmail.com
commit ffdde5932042600c6807d46c1550b28b0db6a3bc upstream.
In crypto_report, a new skb is created via nlmsg_new(). This skb should be released if crypto_report_alg() fails.
Fixes: a38f7907b926 ("crypto: Add userspace configuration API") Signed-off-by: Navid Emamdoost navid.emamdoost@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu herbert@gondor.apana.org.au [bwh: Backported to 3.16: adjust filename] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings ben@decadent.org.uk --- crypto/crypto_user.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/crypto/crypto_user.c +++ b/crypto/crypto_user.c @@ -230,8 +230,10 @@ static int crypto_report(struct sk_buff drop_alg: crypto_mod_put(alg);
- if (err) + if (err) { + kfree_skb(skb); return err; + }
return nlmsg_unicast(crypto_nlsk, skb, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid); }