This code calls brelse(bh) and then dereferences "bh" on the next line resulting in a possible use after free. The brelse() should just be moved down a line. Fixes: b676fdbcf4c8 ("exfat: standardize checksum calculation") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/exfat/nls.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/exfat/nls.c b/fs/exfat/nls.c index c1ec056954974..57b5a7a4d1f7a 100644 --- a/fs/exfat/nls.c +++ b/fs/exfat/nls.c @@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ static int exfat_load_upcase_table(struct super_block *sb, index++; } } - brelse(bh); chksum = exfat_calc_chksum32(bh->b_data, i, chksum, CS_DEFAULT); + brelse(bh); } if (index >= 0xFFFF && utbl_checksum == chksum) -- 2.26.2