[PATCH] elf: free PT_INTERP filename ASAP

[Alexey Dobriyan]

There is no reason for PT_INTERP filename to linger till the end of
the whole loading process.

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobri...@gmail.com>
---

 fs/binfmt_elf.c |   20 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -686,7 +686,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
        struct file *interpreter = NULL; /* to shut gcc up */
        unsigned long load_addr = 0, load_bias = 0;
        int load_addr_set = 0;
-       char * elf_interpreter = NULL;
        unsigned long error;
        struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata, *interp_elf_phdata = NULL;
        unsigned long elf_bss, elf_brk;
@@ -742,6 +741,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
        for (i = 0; i < loc->elf_ex.e_phnum; i++) {
                if (elf_ppnt->p_type == PT_INTERP) {
+                       char *elf_interpreter;
                        loff_t pos;
 
                        /* This is the program interpreter used for
@@ -773,9 +773,10 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
                                goto out_free_interp;
 
                        interpreter = open_exec(elf_interpreter);
+                       kfree(elf_interpreter);
                        retval = PTR_ERR(interpreter);
                        if (IS_ERR(interpreter))
-                               goto out_free_interp;
+                               goto out_free_dentry;
 
                        /*
                         * If the binary is not readable then enforce
@@ -795,6 +796,10 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
                        }
 
                        break;
+
+out_free_interp:
+                       kfree(elf_interpreter);
+                       goto out_free_ph;
                }
                elf_ppnt++;
        }
@@ -819,7 +824,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
                }
 
        /* Some simple consistency checks for the interpreter */
-       if (elf_interpreter) {
+       if (interpreter) {
                retval = -ELIBBAD;
                /* Not an ELF interpreter */
                if (memcmp(loc->interp_elf_ex.e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0)
@@ -978,7 +983,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
                         * independently randomized mmap region (0 load_bias
                         * without MAP_FIXED).
                         */
-                       if (elf_interpreter) {
+                       if (interpreter) {
                                load_bias = ELF_ET_DYN_BASE;
                                if (current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE)
                                        load_bias += arch_mmap_rnd();
@@ -1076,7 +1081,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
                goto out_free_dentry;
        }
 
-       if (elf_interpreter) {
+       if (interpreter) {
                unsigned long interp_map_addr = 0;
 
                elf_entry = load_elf_interp(&loc->interp_elf_ex,
@@ -1100,7 +1105,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
                allow_write_access(interpreter);
                fput(interpreter);
-               kfree(elf_interpreter);
        } else {
                elf_entry = loc->elf_ex.e_entry;
                if (BAD_ADDR(elf_entry)) {
@@ -1115,7 +1119,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
        set_binfmt(&elf_format);
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES
-       retval = arch_setup_additional_pages(bprm, !!elf_interpreter);
+       retval = arch_setup_additional_pages(bprm, !!interpreter);
        if (retval < 0)
                goto out;
 #endif /* ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES */
@@ -1177,8 +1181,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
        allow_write_access(interpreter);
        if (interpreter)
                fput(interpreter);
-out_free_interp:
-       kfree(elf_interpreter);
 out_free_ph:
        kfree(elf_phdata);
        goto out;