netdev - [PATCH 01/01] netfilter: nf_iterate: fix incorrect RCU usage

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Date:	Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:49:12 +0100
From:	kaber@...sh.net
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 01/01] netfilter: nf_iterate: fix incorrect RCU usage

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>

As noticed by Eric, nf_iterate doesn't use RCU correctly by
accessing the prev pointer of a RCU protected list element when
a verdict of NF_REPEAT is issued.

Fix by jumping backwards to the hook invocation directly instead
of loading the previous list element before continuing the list
iteration.

Reported-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
---
 net/netfilter/core.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index 32fcbe2..4aa614b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ unsigned int nf_iterate(struct list_head *head,
 
 		/* Optimization: we don't need to hold module
 		   reference here, since function can't sleep. --RR */
+repeat:
 		verdict = elem->hook(hook, skb, indev, outdev, okfn);
 		if (verdict != NF_ACCEPT) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ unsigned int nf_iterate(struct list_head *head,
 #endif
 			if (verdict != NF_REPEAT)
 				return verdict;
-			*i = (*i)->prev;
+			goto repeat;
 		}
 	}
 	return NF_ACCEPT;
-- 
1.7.2.3

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