When dma_map_single is failed to map buffer, skb can't be freed before sonic driver return to stack with NETDEV_TX_BUSY, because this skb may be requeued to qdisc, it might trigger use-after-free. Fixes: d9fb9f384292 ("*sonic/natsemi/ns83829: Move the National Semi-conductor drivers") Signed-off-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c index d0a01e8f000a..248a8f22a33b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c @@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ static int sonic_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) laddr = dma_map_single(lp->device, skb->data, length, DMA_TO_DEVICE); if (!laddr) { printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to map tx DMA buffer.\n", dev->name); - dev_kfree_skb(skb); return NETDEV_TX_BUSY; } -- 2.20.1