[PATCH] macsec: fix double free of flow_table groups on allocation failure

From: Makar Semyonov
Date: Thu Sep 04 2025 - 07:47:36 EST


In macsec_fs_rx_create_crypto_table_groups(), when memory allocation
for 'in' fails, 'ft->g' is cleared once. However, the function
returns a non-zero error which causes macsec_fs_rx_destroy to be called.
Inside it, macsec_fs_destroy_flow_table is invoked, which attempts
to clear 'ft->g' again, leading to a double free.

This commit fixes the issue by setting 'ft->g' to NULL immediately
after the first clearance in macsec_fs_rx_create_crypto_table_groups()
to prevent a double free when macsec_fs_destroy_flow_table attempts
to free it again.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Signed-off-by: Makar Semyonov <m.semenov@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/macsec_fs.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/macsec_fs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/macsec_fs.c
index 4a078113e292..5e86c277f33a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/macsec_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lib/macsec_fs.c
@@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ static int macsec_fs_rx_create_crypto_table_groups(struct mlx5_macsec_flow_table
in = kvzalloc(inlen, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!in) {
kfree(ft->g);
+ ft->g = NULL;
return -ENOMEM;
}

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