Videopix Frame Grabber: vfc_debug() doesn't release the device lock when copy_from_user() fails Signed-off-by: Matthias Kaehlcke <matthias.kaehlcke@xxxxxxxxx> --- diff --git a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c index 6afc7e5..1cbdabd 100644 --- a/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c +++ b/drivers/sbus/char/vfc_dev.c @@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static int vfc_debug(struct vfc_dev *dev, int cmd, void __user *argp) buffer,inout.len); if (copy_to_user(argp,&inout,sizeof(inout))) { + vfc_unlock_device(dev); kfree(buffer); return -EFAULT; } -- Matthias Kaehlcke Linux Application Developer Barcelona Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change (Malcolm X) .''`. using free software / Debian GNU/Linux | http://debian.org : :' : `. `'` gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 47D8E5D4 `- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe sparclinux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html