{
        struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
        kgid_t group = current_egid();
-       struct group_info *group_info = get_current_groups();
-       int i, j, count = group_info->ngroups;
+       struct group_info *group_info;
+       int i, j, count;
        kgid_t low, high;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        inet_get_ping_group_range_net(net, &low, &high);
        if (gid_lte(low, group) && gid_lte(group, high))
                return 0;
 
+       group_info = get_current_groups();
+       count = group_info->ngroups;
        for (i = 0; i < group_info->nblocks; i++) {
                int cp_count = min_t(int, NGROUPS_PER_BLOCK, count);
                for (j = 0; j < cp_count; j++) {
                        kgid_t gid = group_info->blocks[i][j];
                        if (gid_lte(low, gid) && gid_lte(gid, high))
-                               return 0;
+                               goto out_release_group;
                }
 
                count -= cp_count;
        }
 
-       return -EACCES;
+       ret = -EACCES;
+
+out_release_group:
+       put_group_info(group_info);
+       return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ping_init_sock);