In gss_pipe_destroy_msg(), in case of error in msg, gss_release_msg deletes gss_msg. The patch adds a check to avoid a potential double free. Signed-off-by: Aditya Pakki <pakki001@xxxxxxx> --- net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c index 5f42aa5fc612..eb52eebb3923 100644 --- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c +++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c @@ -848,7 +848,8 @@ gss_pipe_destroy_msg(struct rpc_pipe_msg *msg) warn_gssd(); gss_release_msg(gss_msg); } - gss_release_msg(gss_msg); + if (gss_msg) + gss_release_msg(gss_msg); } static void gss_pipe_dentry_destroy(struct dentry *dir, -- 2.25.1