linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in skcipher_check

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Message-ID: <20160114141618.GB21348@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:16:18 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	syzkaller <syzkaller@...glegroups.com>,
	Kostya Serebryany <kcc@...gle.com>,
	Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in
 skcipher_check_key

We need to lock the child socket in skcipher_check_key as otherwise
two simultaneous calls can cause the parent socket to be freed.

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

diff --git a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
index 39df2a9..5772c0b 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_skcipher.c
@@ -755,15 +755,16 @@ static struct proto_ops algif_skcipher_ops = {
 
 static int skcipher_check_key(struct socket *sock)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 	struct sock *psk;
 	struct alg_sock *pask;
 	struct skcipher_tfm *tfm;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (ask->refcnt)
-		return 0;
+		goto unlock_child;
 
 	psk = ask->parent;
 	pask = alg_sk(ask->parent);
@@ -784,6 +785,8 @@ static int skcipher_check_key(struct socket *sock)
 
 unlock:
 	release_sock(psk);
+unlock_child:
+	release_sock(sk);
 
 	return err;
 }
-- 
Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
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