netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/2] ppp: add PPPIOCBRIDGECHAN and PPPIOCUNBRIDGECHAN ioctls

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Date:   Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:46:23 +0000
From:   Tom Parkin <tparkin@...alix.com>
To:     Guillaume Nault <gnault@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jchapman@...alix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/2] ppp: add PPPIOCBRIDGECHAN and
 PPPIOCUNBRIDGECHAN ioctls

On  Mon, Dec 07, 2020 at 17:22:28 +0100, Guillaume Nault wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 04:36:55PM +0000, Tom Parkin wrote:
> > +		case PPPIOCBRIDGECHAN:
> > +			if (get_user(unit, p))
> > +				break;
> > +			err = -ENXIO;
> > +			pn = ppp_pernet(current->nsproxy->net_ns);
> > +			spin_lock_bh(&pn->all_channels_lock);
> > +			pchb = ppp_find_channel(pn, unit);
> > +			/* Hold a reference to prevent pchb being freed while
> > +			 * we establish the bridge.
> > +			 */
> > +			if (pchb)
> > +				refcount_inc(&pchb->file.refcnt);
> 
> The !pchb case isn't handled. With this code, if ppp_find_channel()
> returns NULL, ppp_bridge_channels() will crash when trying to lock
> pchb->upl.

Bleh :-(

Apologies for this.  I have stepped up my tests for "unhappy" code
paths, and I'll try to run syzkaller at a v4 prior to re-submitting.

> > +			spin_unlock_bh(&pn->all_channels_lock);
> > +			err = ppp_bridge_channels(pch, pchb);
> > +			/* Drop earlier refcount now bridge establishment is complete */
> > +			if (refcount_dec_and_test(&pchb->file.refcnt))
> > +				ppp_destroy_channel(pchb);
> > +			break;
> > +
> 
> The rest looks good to me.

Thanks!

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