netdev - Re: [PATCH -next v2] unix stream: Fix use-after-free crashes

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Date:	Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:56:01 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	"Yan, Zheng" <zheng.z.yan@...el.com>,
	Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"sedat.dilek@...il.com" <sedat.dilek@...il.com>,
	"Yan, Zheng" <yanzheng@...n.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"sfr@...b.auug.org.au" <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	"Shi, Alex" <alex.shi@...el.com>,
	Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next v2] unix stream: Fix use-after-free crashes

On 09/08/2011 09:11 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le jeudi 08 septembre 2011 à 14:22 +0800, Yan, Zheng a écrit :
> 
>> I don't think so. unix_scm_to_skb() calls unix_attach_fds(), it
>> always duplicates scm->fp. 
> 
> What a mess. This code is a nightmare.
> 
> Part of the mess comes from scm_destroy() and scm_release() duplication.
> 
> We should have scm_destroy() only, as before, and NULLify scm->pid/cred
> in unix_scm_to_skb() when we steal references.

This patch works for me. I haven't tried the out_err fixup from the
followup, but I assume I won't spot a difference as those are fail paths
anyway...

thanks,
-- 
js
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