netdev - Re: [PATCH net] inet_diag: fix access to tcp cc information

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Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:31:38 +0200
From:	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] inet_diag: fix access to tcp cc information

On 04/17/2015 03:10 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
>
> Two different problems are fixed here :
>
> 1) inet_sk_diag_fill() might be called without socket lock held.
>     icsk->icsk_ca_ops can change under us and module be unloaded.
>     -> Access to freed memory.
>     Fix this using rcu_read_lock() to prevent module unload.
>
> 2) Some TCP Congestion Control modules provide information
>     but again this is not safe against icsk->icsk_ca_ops
>     change and nla_put() errors were ignored. Some sockets
>     could not get the additional info if skb was almost full.
>
> Fix this by returning a status from get_info() handlers and
> using rcu protection as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Thanks Eric!

Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
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