[patch net] team: fix possible null pointer dereference in team_handle_frame
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Date: 2015-02-23 13:02:58
Currently following race is possible in team:
CPU0 CPU1
team_port_del
team_upper_dev_unlink
priv_flags &= ~IFF_TEAM_PORT
team_handle_frame
team_port_get_rcu
team_port_exists
priv_flags & IFF_TEAM_PORT == 0
return NULL (instead of port got
from rx_handler_data)
netdev_rx_handler_unregister
The thing is that the flag is removed before rx_handler is unregistered.
If team_handle_frame is called in between, team_port_exists returns 0
and team_port_get_rcu will return NULL.
So do not check the flag here. It is guaranteed by netdev_rx_handler_unregister
that team_handle_frame will always see valid rx_handler_data pointer.
Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Fixes: 3d249d4ca7d0 ("net: introduce ethernet teaming device")
---
drivers/net/team/team.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 0e62274..f1ee71e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ static struct team_port *team_port_get_rcu(const struct net_device *dev) { - struct team_port *port = rcu_dereference(dev->rx_handler_data); - - return team_port_exists(dev) ? port : NULL; + return rcu_dereference(dev->rx_handler_data); } static struct team_port *team_port_get_rtnl(const struct net_device *dev)
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1.9.3