netdev - [PATCH] net: fix potential neighbour race in dst

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Date:	Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:56:14 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	synapse@...py.csoma.elte.hu, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] net: fix potential neighbour race in dst_ifdown()

Le mercredi 03 août 2011 à 03:34 -0700, David Miller a écrit :
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:00:53 +0200
> 
> > [PATCH] net: fix NULL dereferences in check_peer_redir()
> 
> I'm adding this now to my tree so it gets more widespread
> testing.

Thanks David

We probably have other races, here is a followup patch, probably suited
for net-next, since its not clear if its a real problem while device is
unregistering. Consider it as a cleanup at very least.

[PATCH] net: fix potential neighbour race in dst_ifdown()

Followup of commit f2c31e32b378a (fix NULL dereferences in
check_peer_redir()).

We need to make sure dst neighbour doesnt change in dst_ifdown().

Fix some sparse errors.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
 net/core/dst.c |   15 ++++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index 14b33baf..d5e2c4c 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void *dst_alloc(struct dst_ops *ops, struct net_device *dev,
 	dst_init_metrics(dst, dst_default_metrics, true);
 	dst->expires = 0UL;
 	dst->path = dst;
-	dst->_neighbour = NULL;
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(dst->_neighbour, NULL);
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
 	dst->xfrm = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ struct dst_entry *dst_destroy(struct dst_entry * dst)
 	smp_rmb();
 
 again:
-	neigh = dst->_neighbour;
+	neigh = rcu_dereference_protected(dst->_neighbour, 1);
 	child = dst->child;
 
 	if (neigh) {
-		dst->_neighbour = NULL;
+		RCU_INIT_POINTER(dst->_neighbour, NULL);
 		neigh_release(neigh);
 	}
 
@@ -360,14 +360,19 @@ static void dst_ifdown(struct dst_entry *dst, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!unregister) {
 		dst->input = dst->output = dst_discard;
 	} else {
+		struct neighbour *neigh;
+
 		dst->dev = dev_net(dst->dev)->loopback_dev;
 		dev_hold(dst->dev);
 		dev_put(dev);
-		if (dst->_neighbour && dst->_neighbour->dev == dev) {
-			dst->_neighbour->dev = dst->dev;
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		neigh = dst_get_neighbour(dst);
+		if (neigh && neigh->dev == dev) {
+			neigh->dev = dst->dev;
 			dev_hold(dst->dev);
 			dev_put(dev);
 		}
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 }
 


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