netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/x25: Fix x25_neigh refcnt leak when reveiving frame

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Date:   Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn
Cc:     andrew.hendry@...il.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        allison@...utok.net, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-x25@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        yuanxzhang@...an.edu.cn, kjlu@....edu, tanxin.ctf@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/x25: Fix x25_neigh refcnt leak when reveiving frame

From: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:13:03 +0800

> x25_lapb_receive_frame() invokes x25_get_neigh(), which returns a
> reference of the specified x25_neigh object to "nb" with increased
> refcnt.
> 
> When x25_lapb_receive_frame() returns, local variable "nb" becomes
> invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.
> 
> The reference counting issue happens in one path of
> x25_lapb_receive_frame(). When pskb_may_pull() returns false, the
> function forgets to decrease the refcnt increased by x25_get_neigh(),
> causing a refcnt leak.
> 
> Fix this issue by calling x25_neigh_put() when pskb_may_pull() returns
> false.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@...an.edu.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@...il.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.