Re: [PATCH] cifs: Possible slab memory corruption while updating extended stats (repost)

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On Thu, 3 Feb 2011 21:18:18 -0600
Steve French <smfrench@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Good catch.
> 
> But doesn't this belong in stable?
> 

No, it's a recent regression from the call timeout patches.

> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:31 PM,  <shirishpargaonkar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Shirish Pargaonkar <shirishpargaonkar@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > Updating extended statistics here can cause slab memory corruption
> > if a callback function frees slab memory (mid_entry).
> >
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Shirish Pargaonkar <shirishpargaonkar@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  fs/cifs/connect.c |    4 ++--
> >  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
> > index 945b220..1f32a28 100644
> > --- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
> > +++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
> > @@ -633,11 +633,11 @@ incomplete_rcv:
> >                                mid_entry->largeBuf = isLargeBuf;
> >  multi_t2_fnd:
> >                                mid_entry->midState = MID_RESPONSE_RECEIVED;
> > -                               list_del_init(&mid_entry->qhead);
> > -                               mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_STATS2
> >                                mid_entry->when_received = jiffies;
> >  #endif
> > +                               list_del_init(&mid_entry->qhead);
> > +                               mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
> >                                break;
> >                        }
> >                        mid_entry = NULL;
> > --
> > 1.6.0.2
> >
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