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[net] ipv6/addrconf: fix a potential refcount underflow for idev

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Series [net] ipv6/addrconf: fix a potential refcount underflow for idev | expand

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Ziyang Xuan (William) July 7, 2023, 10:17 a.m. UTC
Now in addrconf_mod_rs_timer(), reference idev depends on whether
rs_timer is not pending. Then modify rs_timer timeout.

There is a time gap in [1], during which if the pending rs_timer
becomes not pending. It will miss to hold idev, but the rs_timer
is activated. Thus rs_timer callback function addrconf_rs_timer()
will be executed and put idev later without holding idev. A refcount
underflow issue for idev can be caused by this.

	if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
		in6_dev_hold(idev);
		  <--------------[1]
	mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);

Hold idev anyway firstly. Then call mod_timer() for rs_timer, put
idev if mod_timer() return 1. This modification takes into account
the case where "when" is 0.

Fixes: b7b1bfce0bb6 ("ipv6: split duplicate address detection and router solicitation timer")
Signed-off-by: Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@huawei.com>
---
 net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Comments

Eric Dumazet July 7, 2023, 2:10 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 12:17 PM Ziyang Xuan
<william.xuanziyang@huawei.com> wrote:
>
> Now in addrconf_mod_rs_timer(), reference idev depends on whether
> rs_timer is not pending. Then modify rs_timer timeout.
>
> There is a time gap in [1], during which if the pending rs_timer
> becomes not pending. It will miss to hold idev, but the rs_timer
> is activated. Thus rs_timer callback function addrconf_rs_timer()
> will be executed and put idev later without holding idev. A refcount
> underflow issue for idev can be caused by this.
>
>         if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
>                 in6_dev_hold(idev);
>                   <--------------[1]
>         mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);
>
> Hold idev anyway firstly. Then call mod_timer() for rs_timer, put
> idev if mod_timer() return 1. This modification takes into account
> the case where "when" is 0.
>
> Fixes: b7b1bfce0bb6 ("ipv6: split duplicate address detection and router solicitation timer")
> Signed-off-by: Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@huawei.com>
> ---
>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> index 5479da08ef40..d36e6c5e3081 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> @@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ static void addrconf_del_dad_work(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
>  static void addrconf_mod_rs_timer(struct inet6_dev *idev,
>                                   unsigned long when)
>  {
> -       if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
> -               in6_dev_hold(idev);
> -       mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);
> +       in6_dev_hold(idev);
> +       if (mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when))
> +               in6_dev_put(idev);
>  }
>


All callers own an implicit or explicit reference to idev, so you can
use the traditional

if (!mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when))
     in6_dev_hold(idev);
Ziyang Xuan (William) July 8, 2023, 3:31 a.m. UTC | #2
> On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 12:17 PM Ziyang Xuan
> <william.xuanziyang@huawei.com> wrote:
>>
>> Now in addrconf_mod_rs_timer(), reference idev depends on whether
>> rs_timer is not pending. Then modify rs_timer timeout.
>>
>> There is a time gap in [1], during which if the pending rs_timer
>> becomes not pending. It will miss to hold idev, but the rs_timer
>> is activated. Thus rs_timer callback function addrconf_rs_timer()
>> will be executed and put idev later without holding idev. A refcount
>> underflow issue for idev can be caused by this.
>>
>>         if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
>>                 in6_dev_hold(idev);
>>                   <--------------[1]
>>         mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);
>>
>> Hold idev anyway firstly. Then call mod_timer() for rs_timer, put
>> idev if mod_timer() return 1. This modification takes into account
>> the case where "when" is 0.
>>
>> Fixes: b7b1bfce0bb6 ("ipv6: split duplicate address detection and router solicitation timer")
>> Signed-off-by: Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@huawei.com>
>> ---
>>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 6 +++---
>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
>> index 5479da08ef40..d36e6c5e3081 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
>> +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
>> @@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ static void addrconf_del_dad_work(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
>>  static void addrconf_mod_rs_timer(struct inet6_dev *idev,
>>                                   unsigned long when)
>>  {
>> -       if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
>> -               in6_dev_hold(idev);
>> -       mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);
>> +       in6_dev_hold(idev);
>> +       if (mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when))
>> +               in6_dev_put(idev);
>>  }
>>
> 
> 
> All callers own an implicit or explicit reference to idev, so you can
> use the traditional

Yes, thank you for your comment.

Thanks,
William Xuan

> 
> if (!mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when))
>      in6_dev_hold(idev);
> .
>
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Patch

diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 5479da08ef40..d36e6c5e3081 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@  static void addrconf_del_dad_work(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
 static void addrconf_mod_rs_timer(struct inet6_dev *idev,
 				  unsigned long when)
 {
-	if (!timer_pending(&idev->rs_timer))
-		in6_dev_hold(idev);
-	mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when);
+	in6_dev_hold(idev);
+	if (mod_timer(&idev->rs_timer, jiffies + when))
+		in6_dev_put(idev);
 }
 
 static void addrconf_mod_dad_work(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp,