Re: [stable] key: Fix resource leak

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On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 05:55:22AM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> This fix is needed in stable branches 3.0.y, 3.2.y, 3.4.y and 3.5.7.z:
> 
> commit a84a921978b7d56e0e4b87ffaca6367429b4d8ff
> Author: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Fri Sep 28 12:20:02 2012 +0100
> 
>     key: Fix resource leak
>     
>     On an error iov may still have been reallocated and need freeing
>     
>     Signed-off-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>     Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, queuing for the 3.5 kernel.

> 
> The corresponding fix to the compat function was included in commit
> 8aec0f5d4137532de14e6554fd5dd201ff3a3c49 which also belongs in all of
> those branches, but is currently missing in 3.0.y (needs backporting?)
> and 3.5.7.z.

This commit has already been included in 3.5.7.8 kernel.

Cheers,
--
Luis
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