From: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@xxxxxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 8aebfffacfa379ba400da573a5bf9e49634e38cb ] configfs_rmdir() invokes configfs_get_config_item(), which returns a reference of the specified config_item object to "parent_item" with increased refcnt. When configfs_rmdir() returns, local variable "parent_item" becomes invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced. The reference counting issue happens in one exception handling path of configfs_rmdir(). When down_write_killable() fails, the function forgets to decrease the refcnt increased by configfs_get_config_item(), causing a refcnt leak. Fix this issue by calling config_item_put() when down_write_killable() fails. Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/configfs/dir.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c index 2cc6b1c49d34..f9628fc20fec 100644 --- a/fs/configfs/dir.c +++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c @@ -1537,6 +1537,7 @@ static int configfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry) spin_lock(&configfs_dirent_lock); configfs_detach_rollback(dentry); spin_unlock(&configfs_dirent_lock); + config_item_put(parent_item); return -EINTR; } frag->frag_dead = true; -- 2.25.1
