[PATCH] batman-adv: Fix refcnt leak in batadv_store_throughput_override

From: Xiyu Yang
Date: Wed Apr 15 2020 - 04:36:41 EST


batadv_show_throughput_override() invokes batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(),
which gets a batadv_hard_iface object from net_dev with increased refcnt
and its reference is assigned to a local pointer 'hard_iface'.

When batadv_store_throughput_override() returns, "hard_iface" becomes
invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.

The issue happens in one error path of
batadv_store_throughput_override(). When batadv_parse_throughput()
returns NULL, the refcnt increased by batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev() is
not decreased, causing a refcnt leak.

Fix this issue by jumping to "out" label when batadv_parse_throughput()
returns NULL.

Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/batman-adv/sysfs.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
index c45962d8527b..97736696d042 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ static ssize_t batadv_store_throughput_override(struct kobject *kobj,
ret = batadv_parse_throughput(net_dev, buff, "throughput_override",
&tp_override);
if (!ret)
- return count;
+ goto out;

old_tp_override = atomic_read(&hard_iface->bat_v.throughput_override);
if (old_tp_override == tp_override)
--
2.7.4