netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] mptcp: fix NULL ptr dereference in MP

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Date:   Sat, 30 May 2020 21:54:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     pabeni@...hat.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com,
        mptcp@...ts.01.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] mptcp: fix NULL ptr dereference in MP_JOIN
 error path

From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 17:49:18 +0200

> When token lookup on MP_JOIN 3rd ack fails, the server
> socket closes with a reset the incoming child. Such socket
> has the 'is_mptcp' flag set, but no msk socket associated
> - due to the failed lookup.
> 
> While crafting the reset packet mptcp_established_options_mp()
> will try to dereference the child's master socket, causing
> a NULL ptr dereference.
> 
> This change addresses the issue with explicit fallback to
> TCP in such error path.
> 
> Fixes: 729cd6436f35 ("mptcp: cope better with MP_JOIN failure")
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>

Applied, thank you.