linux-kernel - [051/272] mac80211: add missing synchronize

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Date:	Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:11:48 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [051/272] mac80211: add missing synchronize_rcu

2.6.37-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>

commit d2460f4b2fa6dbdeec800414f9cf5b1fc8b71197 upstream.

commit ad0e2b5a00dbec303e4682b403bb6703d11dcdb2
Author: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 1 10:19:19 2010 +0200

    mac80211: simplify key locking

removed the synchronization against RCU and thus
opened a race window where we can use a key for
TX while it is already freed. Put a synchronisation
into the right place to close that window.

Reported-by: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@...et.fi>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>

---
 net/mac80211/key.c |    6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@ static void __ieee80211_key_destroy(stru
 	if (!key)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Synchronize so the TX path can no longer be using
+	 * this key before we free/remove it.
+	 */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
 	if (key->local)
 		ieee80211_key_disable_hw_accel(key);
 


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