netdev - [PATCH net] ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward

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Message-ID: <20250811084427.178739-1-dqfext@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:44:26 +0800
From: Qingfang Deng <dqfext@...il.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>,
	linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net] ppp: fix race conditions in ppp_fill_forward_path

ppp_fill_forward_path() has two race conditions:

1. The ppp->channels list can change between list_empty() and
   list_first_entry(), as ppp_lock() is not held. If the only channel
   is deleted in ppp_disconnect_channel(), list_first_entry() may
   access an empty head or a freed entry, and trigger a panic.

2. pch->chan can be NULL. When ppp_unregister_channel() is called,
   pch->chan is set to NULL before pch is removed from ppp->channels.

Fix these by using a lockless RCU approach:
- Use list_first_or_null_rcu() to safely test and access the first list
  entry.
- Convert list modifications on ppp->channels to their RCU variants and
  add synchronize_rcu() after removal.
- Check for a NULL pch->chan before dereferencing it.

Fixes: f6efc675c9dd ("net: ppp: resolve forwarding path for bridge pppoe devices")
Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <dqfext@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 8c98cbd4b06d..fd3ac75a56e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/ppp_channel.h>
 #include <linux/ppp-comp.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
@@ -1598,11 +1599,14 @@ static int ppp_fill_forward_path(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
 	if (ppp->flags & SC_MULTILINK)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (list_empty(&ppp->channels))
+	pch = list_first_or_null_rcu(&ppp->channels, struct channel, clist);
+	if (!pch)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	pch = list_first_entry(&ppp->channels, struct channel, clist);
 	chan = pch->chan;
+	if (!chan)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!chan->ops->fill_forward_path)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -3515,7 +3519,7 @@ ppp_connect_channel(struct channel *pch, int unit)
 	hdrlen = pch->file.hdrlen + 2;	/* for protocol bytes */
 	if (hdrlen > ppp->dev->hard_header_len)
 		ppp->dev->hard_header_len = hdrlen;
-	list_add_tail(&pch->clist, &ppp->channels);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&pch->clist, &ppp->channels);
 	++ppp->n_channels;
 	pch->ppp = ppp;
 	refcount_inc(&ppp->file.refcnt);
@@ -3545,10 +3549,11 @@ ppp_disconnect_channel(struct channel *pch)
 	if (ppp) {
 		/* remove it from the ppp unit's list */
 		ppp_lock(ppp);
-		list_del(&pch->clist);
+		list_del_rcu(&pch->clist);
 		if (--ppp->n_channels == 0)
 			wake_up_interruptible(&ppp->file.rwait);
 		ppp_unlock(ppp);
+		synchronize_rcu();
 		if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ppp->file.refcnt))
 			ppp_destroy_interface(ppp);
 		err = 0;
-- 
2.43.0