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Feature #3339

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alloc_netdev() must be paired with free_netdev()

Added by Ilya Shchepetkov over 12 years ago. Updated almost 12 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Ilya Shchepetkov
Start date:
08/10/2012
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Published in build:

Description

Freeing netdev without free_netdev() leads to net, tx leaks.
It might lead to dereferencing freed pointer.

Example of bug:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=b37e0c619dc231f292ed199f50c18f5bf508e16d

Related issues 1 (1 open — 0 closed)

Related to Linux Kernel Safety RuleDB - Feature #3338: 140: register_netdev() must be paired with unregister_netdev(). alloc_netdev() must be paired with free_netdev().OpenVadim Mutilin08/10/2012

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