Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: Fix glob_skb leak in brcmf_sdiod_recv_chain

From: Franky Lin
Date: Fri Jun 02 2017 - 14:53:06 EST


On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Peter S. Housel <housel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> An earlier change to this function (3bdae810721b) fixed a leak in the
> case of an unsuccessful call to brcmf_sdiod_buffrw(). However, the
> glob_skb buffer, used for emulating a scattering read, is never used
> or referenced after its contents are copied into the destination
> buffers, and therefore always needs to be freed by the end of the
> function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter S. Housel <housel@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c | 9 +++++----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c
> index 9b970dc..4c5064f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/bcmsdh.c
> @@ -727,15 +727,16 @@ int brcmf_sdiod_recv_chain(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
> return -ENOMEM;
> err = brcmf_sdiod_buffrw(sdiodev, SDIO_FUNC_2, false, addr,
> glom_skb);
> - if (err) {
> - brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(glom_skb);
> - goto done;
> - }
> + if (err)
> + goto free_glom_skb;
>
> skb_queue_walk(pktq, skb) {
> memcpy(skb->data, glom_skb->data, skb->len);
> skb_pull(glom_skb, skb->len);
> }
> +
> +free_glom_skb:
> + brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(glom_skb);

What about
if (!err) {
skb_queue_walk(pktq, skb) {
memcpy(skb->data, glom_skb->data, skb->len);
skb_pull(glom_skb, skb->len);
}
}
brcmu_pkt_buf_free_skb(glom_skb);

Then no goto is needed.

Thanks,
Franky

> } else
> err = brcmf_sdiod_sglist_rw(sdiodev, SDIO_FUNC_2, false, addr,
> pktq);
> --
> 2.7.4
>