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[wireless,v2] brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start_xmit()

Message ID 1668684782-47422-1-git-send-email-zhangchangzhong@huawei.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Commit 212fde3fe76e962598ce1d47b97cc78afdfc71b3
Delegated to: Kalle Valo
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Series [wireless,v2] brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() | expand

Commit Message

Zhang Changzhong Nov. 17, 2022, 11:33 a.m. UTC
The brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb
in case of pskb_expand_head() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.
Compile tested only.

Fixes: 270a6c1f65fe ("brcmfmac: rework headroom check in .start_xmit()")
Signed-off-by: Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@huawei.com>
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v1->v2: add "Compile tested only" to commit log

 drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Comments

Arend van Spriel Dec. 1, 2022, 11:09 a.m. UTC | #1
On 11/17/2022 12:33 PM, 'Zhang Changzhong' via BRCM80211-DEV-LIST,PDL wrote:
> The brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb
> in case of pskb_expand_head() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.
> Compile tested only.
> 
> Fixes: 270a6c1f65fe ("brcmfmac: rework headroom check in .start_xmit()")
Reviewed-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@huawei.com>
> ---
> v1->v2: add "Compile tested only" to commit log
> 
>   drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Kalle Valo Dec. 22, 2022, 4:07 p.m. UTC | #2
Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@huawei.com> wrote:

> The brcmf_netdev_start_xmit() returns NETDEV_TX_OK without freeing skb
> in case of pskb_expand_head() fails, add dev_kfree_skb() to fix it.
> Compile tested only.
> 
> Fixes: 270a6c1f65fe ("brcmfmac: rework headroom check in .start_xmit()")
> Signed-off-by: Zhang Changzhong <zhangchangzhong@huawei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

212fde3fe76e wifi: brcmfmac: fix potential memory leak in brcmf_netdev_start_xmit()
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 595ae3a..175272c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@  static netdev_tx_t brcmf_netdev_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			bphy_err(drvr, "%s: failed to expand headroom\n",
 				 brcmf_ifname(ifp));
 			atomic_inc(&drvr->bus_if->stats.pktcow_failed);
+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}