Re: [PATCH] [v2] net/mlx5e: fix a potential double-free in fs_udp_create_groups

From: Simon Horman
Date: Thu Nov 30 2023 - 12:45:49 EST


On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 05:40:53PM +0800, Dinghao Liu wrote:
> When kcalloc() for ft->g succeeds but kvzalloc() for in fails,
> fs_udp_create_groups() will free ft->g. However, its caller
> fs_udp_create_table() will free ft->g again through calling
> mlx5e_destroy_flow_table(), which will lead to a double-free.
> Fix this by setting ft->g to NULL in fs_udp_create_groups().
>
> Fixes: 1c80bd684388 ("net/mlx5e: Introduce Flow Steering UDP API")
> Signed-off-by: Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Changelog:
>
> v2: Setting ft->g to NULL instead of removing the kfree().

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>