From: Panagiotis Issaris <takis@xxxxxxxxxxx> The PPP code contains two kmalloc()s followed by memset()s without handling a possible memory allocation failure. (Suggested by Joe Perches). And furthermore, conversions from kmalloc+memset to kzalloc. Signed-off-by: Panagiotis Issaris <takis@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ppp_generic.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c index 0ec6e9d..7b27ac8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c +++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ struct cardmap { void *ptr[CARDMAP_WIDTH]; }; static void *cardmap_get(struct cardmap *map, unsigned int nr); -static void cardmap_set(struct cardmap **map, unsigned int nr, void *ptr); +static int cardmap_set(struct cardmap **map, unsigned int nr, void *ptr); static unsigned int cardmap_find_first_free(struct cardmap *map); static void cardmap_destroy(struct cardmap **map); @@ -1995,10 +1995,9 @@ ppp_register_channel(struct ppp_channel { struct channel *pch; - pch = kmalloc(sizeof(struct channel), GFP_KERNEL); + pch = kzalloc(sizeof(struct channel), GFP_KERNEL); if (pch == 0) return -ENOMEM; - memset(pch, 0, sizeof(struct channel)); pch->ppp = NULL; pch->chan = chan; chan->ppp = pch; @@ -2408,13 +2407,12 @@ ppp_create_interface(int unit, int *retp int ret = -ENOMEM; int i; - ppp = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ppp), GFP_KERNEL); + ppp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ppp), GFP_KERNEL); if (!ppp) goto out; dev = alloc_netdev(0, "", ppp_setup); if (!dev) goto out1; - memset(ppp, 0, sizeof(struct ppp)); ppp->mru = PPP_MRU; init_ppp_file(&ppp->file, INTERFACE); @@ -2454,11 +2452,18 @@ #endif /* CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK */ } atomic_inc(&ppp_unit_count); - cardmap_set(&all_ppp_units, unit, ppp); + ret = cardmap_set(&all_ppp_units, unit, ppp); + if (ret != 0) { + printk(KERN_ERR "PPP: couldn't set cardmap\n"); + goto out3; + } + mutex_unlock(&all_ppp_mutex); *retp = 0; return ppp; +out3: + atomic_dec(&ppp_unit_count); out2: mutex_unlock(&all_ppp_mutex); free_netdev(dev); @@ -2695,7 +2700,7 @@ static void *cardmap_get(struct cardmap return NULL; } -static void cardmap_set(struct cardmap **pmap, unsigned int nr, void *ptr) +static int cardmap_set(struct cardmap **pmap, unsigned int nr, void *ptr) { struct cardmap *p; int i; @@ -2704,8 +2709,11 @@ static void cardmap_set(struct cardmap * if (p == NULL || (nr >> p->shift) >= CARDMAP_WIDTH) { do { /* need a new top level */ - struct cardmap *np = kmalloc(sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL); - memset(np, 0, sizeof(*np)); + struct cardmap *np = kzalloc(sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL); + if (!np) { + printk(KERN_ERR "PPP: no memory (cardmap)\n"); + return -ENOMEM; + } np->ptr[0] = p; if (p != NULL) { np->shift = p->shift + CARDMAP_ORDER; @@ -2719,8 +2727,11 @@ static void cardmap_set(struct cardmap * while (p->shift > 0) { i = (nr >> p->shift) & CARDMAP_MASK; if (p->ptr[i] == NULL) { - struct cardmap *np = kmalloc(sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL); - memset(np, 0, sizeof(*np)); + struct cardmap *np = kzalloc(sizeof(*np), GFP_KERNEL); + if (!np) { + printk(KERN_ERR "PPP: no memory (cardmap)\n"); + return -ENOMEM; + } np->shift = p->shift - CARDMAP_ORDER; np->parent = p; p->ptr[i] = np; @@ -2735,6 +2746,7 @@ static void cardmap_set(struct cardmap * set_bit(i, &p->inuse); else clear_bit(i, &p->inuse); + return 0; } static unsigned int cardmap_find_first_free(struct cardmap *map) -- 1.4.2.rc1.ge7a0-dirty - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html