linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 6/9] net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet

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Message-ID: <CANn89iLMgdebS-EZHo4mcQtgrG1AmvK7xKTmPL4PNEmK1PzDVA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:05:44 +0200
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>
Cc: ignat@...udflare.com, alex.aring@...il.com, alibuda@...ux.alibaba.com, 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 6/9] net: inet: do not leave a dangling sk
 pointer in inet_create()

On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 11:37 PM Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com> wrote:
>
> From: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@...udflare.com>
> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:38:05 +0100
> > sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock
> > object. If inet_create() fails later, the sk object is freed, but the
> > sock object retains the dangling pointer, which may create use-after-free
> > later.
> >
> > Clear the sk pointer in the sock object on error.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@...udflare.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>