[patch 07/23] Fix kernel_accept() return handling.

[Greg KH]

-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: Tony Battersby <tonyb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

patch fa8705b00aeca19d91a1437b8a5cf865999b28f6 in mainline.

[NET]: sanitize kernel_accept() error path

If kernel_accept() returns an error, it may pass back a pointer to
freed memory (which the caller should ignore).  Make it pass back NULL
instead for better safety.

Signed-off-by: Tony Battersby <tonyb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>

---
 net/socket.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2230,6 +2230,7 @@ int kernel_accept(struct socket *sock, s
 	err = sock->ops->accept(sock, *newsock, flags);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		sock_release(*newsock);
+		*newsock = NULL;
 		goto done;
 	}
 

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