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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Ceph: Fix a use-after-free bug in ceph_destroy_client().
On Sat, 25 Dec 2010, richard -rw- weinberger wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net> wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Dec 2010, richard -rw- weinberger wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net> wrote:
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > In net/ceph/ceph_common.c::ceph_destroy_client() the pointer 'client' is
> >> > freed by kfree() and subsequently used in a call to dout() - use after
> >> > free bug.
> >>
> >> Not really. %p reads only the address of "client".
> >> kfree() does not alter this address.
> >>
> >
> > Ok, I see your point and you are correct. But still, the patch does not
> > change behaviour and it makes it absolutely clear that there's no
> > use-after-free bug, so it might still have merit... or?
>
> Your patch does not fix a bug.
> I would say it's a style fix.
>
At this point in time I'd agree. :-)

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