[PATCH] xen/gntdev: Fix gntdev_dmabuf ref leak in dmabuf_exp_wait_released()
From: Wentao Liang
Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 15:06:00 EST
dmabuf_exp_wait_released() takes a reference on the exported
gntdev_dmabuf with dmabuf_exp_wait_obj_get_dmabuf() and passes it to
dmabuf_exp_wait_obj_new(), which drops that reference after adding the
wait object to the wait list. When the wait object allocation fails,
dmabuf_exp_wait_obj_new() returns ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) early and the
reference is never dropped, leaking a reference to the exported
gntdev_dmabuf.
Drop the reference on the allocation failure path so the reference is
consumed whether the wait object is created or not.
Fixes: 932d6562179e ("xen/gntdev: Add initial support for dma-buf UAPI")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
index 83b0df460894..df1883aca850 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev-dmabuf.c
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ dmabuf_exp_wait_obj_new(struct gntdev_dmabuf_priv *priv,
struct gntdev_dmabuf_wait_obj *obj;
obj = kzalloc_obj(*obj);
- if (!obj)
+ if (!obj) {
+ kref_put(&gntdev_dmabuf->u.exp.refcount, dmabuf_exp_release);
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ }
init_completion(&obj->completion);
obj->gntdev_dmabuf = gntdev_dmabuf;
--
2.34.1