netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] net: vlan: fix a UAF in vlan_dev_real

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Date:   Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:17:35 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     "Ziyang Xuan (William)" <william.xuanziyang@...wei.com>
Cc:     Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <jgg@...dia.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] net: vlan: fix a UAF in vlan_dev_real_dev()

On Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:46:24 +0800 Ziyang Xuan (William) wrote:
> >> I think we should move the dev_hold() to ndo_init(), otherwise 
> >> it's hard to reason if destructor was invoked or not if
> >> register_netdevice() errors out.  
> > 
> > Ziyang Xuan, do you intend to take care of this?
> > .  
> 
> I am reading the related processes according to the problem scenario.
> And I will give a more clear sequence and root cause as soon as possible
> by some necessary tests.

Okay, I still don't see the fix. 

Petr would you mind submitting since you have a repro handy?