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net/x25: Fix x25_neigh refcnt leak when reveiving frame

Message ID 1587618786-13481-1-git-send-email-xiyuyang19@fudan.edu.cn
State Accepted
Delegated to: David Miller
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Series net/x25: Fix x25_neigh refcnt leak when reveiving frame | expand

Commit Message

Xiyu Yang April 23, 2020, 5:13 a.m. UTC
x25_lapb_receive_frame() invokes x25_get_neigh(), which returns a
reference of the specified x25_neigh object to "nb" with increased
refcnt.

When x25_lapb_receive_frame() returns, local variable "nb" becomes
invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.

The reference counting issue happens in one path of
x25_lapb_receive_frame(). When pskb_may_pull() returns false, the
function forgets to decrease the refcnt increased by x25_get_neigh(),
causing a refcnt leak.

Fix this issue by calling x25_neigh_put() when pskb_may_pull() returns
false.

Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@fudan.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@gmail.com>
---
 net/x25/x25_dev.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Yue Haibing April 23, 2020, 7:14 a.m. UTC | #1
On 2020/4/23 13:13, Xiyu Yang wrote:
> x25_lapb_receive_frame() invokes x25_get_neigh(), which returns a
> reference of the specified x25_neigh object to "nb" with increased
> refcnt.
> 
> When x25_lapb_receive_frame() returns, local variable "nb" becomes
> invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.
> 
> The reference counting issue happens in one path of
> x25_lapb_receive_frame(). When pskb_may_pull() returns false, the
> function forgets to decrease the refcnt increased by x25_get_neigh(),
> causing a refcnt leak.
> 
> Fix this issue by calling x25_neigh_put() when pskb_may_pull() returns
> false.
> 

Fixes: cb101ed2c3c7 ("x25: Handle undersized/fragmented skbs")

> Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@fudan.edu.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@gmail.com>
> ---
>  net/x25/x25_dev.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/x25/x25_dev.c b/net/x25/x25_dev.c
> index 00e782335cb0..25bf72ee6cad 100644
> --- a/net/x25/x25_dev.c
> +++ b/net/x25/x25_dev.c
> @@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ int x25_lapb_receive_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
>  		goto drop;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 1))
> +	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 1)) {
> +		x25_neigh_put(nb);
>  		return 0;
> +	}
>  
>  	switch (skb->data[0]) {
>  
>
David Miller April 23, 2020, 10:49 p.m. UTC | #2
From: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@fudan.edu.cn>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:13:03 +0800

> x25_lapb_receive_frame() invokes x25_get_neigh(), which returns a
> reference of the specified x25_neigh object to "nb" with increased
> refcnt.
> 
> When x25_lapb_receive_frame() returns, local variable "nb" becomes
> invalid, so the refcount should be decreased to keep refcount balanced.
> 
> The reference counting issue happens in one path of
> x25_lapb_receive_frame(). When pskb_may_pull() returns false, the
> function forgets to decrease the refcnt increased by x25_get_neigh(),
> causing a refcnt leak.
> 
> Fix this issue by calling x25_neigh_put() when pskb_may_pull() returns
> false.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiyu Yang <xiyuyang19@fudan.edu.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Tan <tanxin.ctf@gmail.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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Patch

diff --git a/net/x25/x25_dev.c b/net/x25/x25_dev.c
index 00e782335cb0..25bf72ee6cad 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_dev.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_dev.c
@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@  int x25_lapb_receive_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
-	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 1))
+	if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 1)) {
+		x25_neigh_put(nb);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	switch (skb->data[0]) {