[PATCH V2] xfsprogs: fix use after free in inode_item_done()
Dave Chinner
david at fromorbit.com
Mon Mar 3 17:09:32 CST 2014
On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 04:58:44PM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Commit "3a19fb7 libxfs: stop caching inode structures"
> introduced a use after free.
>
> libxfs_iput() already does the check for ip->i_itemp, and a
> kmem_zone_free() if it's present, and then frees the ip pointer.
> Re-checking ip->i_itemp after the libxfs_iput call will access
> the freed ip pointer, as will setting ip_>i_itemp to NULL.
>
> Simply remove the offending code to fix this up.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen at redhat.com>
> ---
>
> V2: Make it prettier based on Dave's comments.
looks good.
Reviewed-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner at redhat.com>
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Dave Chinner
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