linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/12] fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount from atomic_t to refcount

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: <1489475240-6594-3-git-send-email-elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2017 09:07:10 +0200
From:   Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
To:     trond.myklebust@...marydata.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
        anna.schumaker@...app.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        keescook@...omium.org, Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>,
        Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>,
        David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 02/12] fs, nfsd: convert nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.

Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@...il.com>
---
 fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c | 6 +++---
 fs/nfsd/state.h     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index ea1ce57..253fc93 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ alloc_clnt_odstate(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 	co = kmem_cache_zalloc(odstate_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (co) {
 		co->co_client = clp;
-		atomic_set(&co->co_odcount, 1);
+		refcount_set(&co->co_odcount, 1);
 	}
 	return co;
 }
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static inline void
 get_clnt_odstate(struct nfs4_clnt_odstate *co)
 {
 	if (co)
-		atomic_inc(&co->co_odcount);
+		refcount_inc(&co->co_odcount);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ put_clnt_odstate(struct nfs4_clnt_odstate *co)
 		return;
 
 	fp = co->co_file;
-	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&co->co_odcount, &fp->fi_lock)) {
+	if (refcount_dec_and_lock(&co->co_odcount, &fp->fi_lock)) {
 		list_del(&co->co_perfile);
 		spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index f927aa4..58eb5f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ struct nfs4_clnt_odstate {
 	struct nfs4_client	*co_client;
 	struct nfs4_file	*co_file;
 	struct list_head	co_perfile;
-	atomic_t		co_odcount;
+	refcount_t		co_odcount;
 };
 
 /*
-- 
2.7.4