[PATCH] elf: free PT_INTERP filename ASAP

[Alexey Dobriyan]

There is no reason for PT_INTERP filename to linger till the end of
the whole loading process.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
---

 fs/binfmt_elf.c |   20 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -686,7 +686,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	struct file *interpreter = NULL; /* to shut gcc up */
  	unsigned long load_addr = 0, load_bias = 0;
 	int load_addr_set = 0;
-	char * elf_interpreter = NULL;
 	unsigned long error;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata, *interp_elf_phdata = NULL;
 	unsigned long elf_bss, elf_brk;
@@ -742,6 +741,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < loc->elf_ex.e_phnum; i++) {
 		if (elf_ppnt->p_type == PT_INTERP) {
+			char *elf_interpreter;
 			loff_t pos;
 
 			/* This is the program interpreter used for
@@ -773,9 +773,10 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 				goto out_free_interp;
 
 			interpreter = open_exec(elf_interpreter);
+			kfree(elf_interpreter);
 			retval = PTR_ERR(interpreter);
 			if (IS_ERR(interpreter))
-				goto out_free_interp;
+				goto out_free_dentry;
 
 			/*
 			 * If the binary is not readable then enforce
@@ -795,6 +796,10 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			}
 
 			break;
+
+out_free_interp:
+			kfree(elf_interpreter);
+			goto out_free_ph;
 		}
 		elf_ppnt++;
 	}
@@ -819,7 +824,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		}
 
 	/* Some simple consistency checks for the interpreter */
-	if (elf_interpreter) {
+	if (interpreter) {
 		retval = -ELIBBAD;
 		/* Not an ELF interpreter */
 		if (memcmp(loc->interp_elf_ex.e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0)
@@ -978,7 +983,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			 * independently randomized mmap region (0 load_bias
 			 * without MAP_FIXED).
 			 */
-			if (elf_interpreter) {
+			if (interpreter) {
 				load_bias = ELF_ET_DYN_BASE;
 				if (current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE)
 					load_bias += arch_mmap_rnd();
@@ -1076,7 +1081,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		goto out_free_dentry;
 	}
 
-	if (elf_interpreter) {
+	if (interpreter) {
 		unsigned long interp_map_addr = 0;
 
 		elf_entry = load_elf_interp(&loc->interp_elf_ex,
@@ -1100,7 +1105,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 		allow_write_access(interpreter);
 		fput(interpreter);
-		kfree(elf_interpreter);
 	} else {
 		elf_entry = loc->elf_ex.e_entry;
 		if (BAD_ADDR(elf_entry)) {
@@ -1115,7 +1119,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	set_binfmt(&elf_format);
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES
-	retval = arch_setup_additional_pages(bprm, !!elf_interpreter);
+	retval = arch_setup_additional_pages(bprm, !!interpreter);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 #endif /* ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES */
@@ -1177,8 +1181,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	allow_write_access(interpreter);
 	if (interpreter)
 		fput(interpreter);
-out_free_interp:
-	kfree(elf_interpreter);
 out_free_ph:
 	kfree(elf_phdata);
 	goto out;