netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: tcp: fix race in IPV6

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Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:44:28 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: tcp: fix race in IPV6_2292PKTOPTIONS

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 03:45:42 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> IPv6 TCP sockets store in np->pktoptions skbs, and use skb_set_owner_r()
> to charge the skb to socket.
> 
> It means that destructor must be called while socket is locked.
> 
> Therefore, we cannot use skb_get() or atomic_inc(&skb->users)
> to protect ourselves : kfree_skb() might race with other users
> manipulating sk->sk_forward_alloc
> 
> Fix this race by holding socket lock for the duration of
> ip6_datagram_recv_ctl()
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> ---
>  Since this bug is very old, feel free to apply on net-next ;)

Applied to net-next, thanks Eric.
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