[PATCH] fix dst_entry leak in icmp_push_reply()

From: Ollie Wild
Date: Wed Aug 17 2005 - 15:21:50 EST


If the ip_append_data() call in icmp_push_reply() fails, ip_flush_pending_frames() needs to be called. Otherwise, ip_rt_put() is never called on inet_sk(icmp_socket->sk)->cork.rt, which prevents the route (and net_device) from ever being freed.

I've attached a patch which fixes the problem.

Ollie Wild diff --git a/net/ipv4/icmp.c b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
--- a/net/ipv4/icmp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/icmp.c
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ static void icmp_push_reply(struct icmp_
icmph->checksum = csum_fold(csum);
skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
ip_push_pending_frames(icmp_socket->sk);
+ } else {
+ ip_flush_pending_frames(icmp_socket->sk);
}
}