netdev - Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: Fix use-after-free during device dismantle

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Date:   Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:23:38 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, jiri@...lanox.com,
        sfr@...b.auug.org.au, mlxsw@...lanox.com,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: Fix use-after-free during device
 dismantle

On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:20:30 +0200, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> 
> Commit da58f90f11f5 ("netdevsim: Add devlink-trap support") added
> delayed work to netdevsim that periodically iterates over the registered
> netdevsim ports and reports various packet traps via devlink.
> 
> While the delayed work takes the 'port_list_lock' mutex to protect
> against concurrent addition / deletion of ports, during device creation
> / dismantle ports are added / deleted without this lock, which can
> result in a use-after-free [1].
> 
> Fix this by making sure that the ports list is always modified under the
> lock.

Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>