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* [PATCH] FUSE: use after free fix
@ 2005-03-04 23:08 Miklos Szeredi
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From: Miklos Szeredi @ 2005-03-04 23:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: akpm; +Cc: linux-kernel

Hi Andrew!

I should have known that bragging about the stability of FUSE will get
me into trouble.

This patch fixes a use after free bug, which could in theory cause
memory corruption.  It was actually found with DEBUG_PAGEALLOC by
Magnus Johansson. 

Please apply.

Thanks,
Miklos

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>

diff -rup linux-2.6.11-mm1/fs/fuse/dev.c linux-fuse/fs/fuse/dev.c
--- linux-2.6.11-mm1/fs/fuse/dev.c	2005-03-04 23:26:59.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-fuse/fs/fuse/dev.c	2005-03-04 23:32:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -121,12 +121,11 @@ struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request_nonint
 
 static void fuse_putback_request(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req)
 {
-	if (!req->preallocated)
-		fuse_request_free(req);
-
 	spin_lock(&fuse_lock);
 	if (req->preallocated)
 		list_add(&req->list, &fc->unused_list);
+	else
+		fuse_request_free(req);
 
 	if (fc->outstanding_debt)
 		fc->outstanding_debt--;

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