[dm-devel] [PATCH v2 10/17] libmultipath: fix memory issue in path_latency prio
Benjamin Marzinski
bmarzins at redhat.com
Wed Aug 8 22:21:28 UTC 2018
The path_latency prioriziter was assuming that prepare_directio_read()
always succeeds. However, it doesn't, and when it fails, the prioritizer
used buf without it pointing to alloced memory. Found by coverity.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins at redhat.com>
---
libmultipath/prioritizers/path_latency.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/libmultipath/prioritizers/path_latency.c b/libmultipath/prioritizers/path_latency.c
index 765265c..eeee01e 100644
--- a/libmultipath/prioritizers/path_latency.c
+++ b/libmultipath/prioritizers/path_latency.c
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ int getprio(struct path *pp, char *args, unsigned int timeout)
lg_maxavglatency = log(MAX_AVG_LATENCY) / lg_base;
lg_minavglatency = log(MIN_AVG_LATENCY) / lg_base;
- prepare_directio_read(pp->fd, &blksize, &buf, &restore_flags);
+ if (prepare_directio_read(pp->fd, &blksize, &buf, &restore_flags) < 0)
+ return PRIO_UNDEF;
temp = io_num;
while (temp-- > 0) {
--
2.7.4
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