[PATCH net v2] ppp: ensure file->private_data can't be overridden

@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int get_filter(void __user *arg, struct sock_filter **p)
 
 static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct ppp_file *pf = file->private_data;
+	struct ppp_file *pf;
 	struct ppp *ppp;
 	int err = -EFAULT, val, val2, i;
 	struct ppp_idle idle;

@@ -585,9 +585,14 @@ static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 	int __user *p = argp;
 
-	if (!pf)
-		return ppp_unattached_ioctl(current->nsproxy->net_ns,
-					pf, file, cmd, arg);
+	mutex_lock(&ppp_mutex);
+
+	pf = file->private_data;
+	if (!pf) {
+		err = ppp_unattached_ioctl(current->nsproxy->net_ns,
+					   pf, file, cmd, arg);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (cmd == PPPIOCDETACH) {
 		/*

@@ -602,7 +607,6 @@ static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		 * this fd and reopening /dev/ppp.
 		 */
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		mutex_lock(&ppp_mutex);
 		if (pf->kind == INTERFACE) {
 			ppp = PF_TO_PPP(pf);
 			rtnl_lock();

@@ -616,15 +620,13 @@ static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		} else
 			pr_warn("PPPIOCDETACH file->f_count=%ld\n",
 				atomic_long_read(&file->f_count));
-		mutex_unlock(&ppp_mutex);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (pf->kind == CHANNEL) {
 		struct channel *pch;
 		struct ppp_channel *chan;
 
-		mutex_lock(&ppp_mutex);
 		pch = PF_TO_CHANNEL(pf);
 
 		switch (cmd) {

@@ -646,17 +648,16 @@ static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 				err = chan->ops->ioctl(chan, cmd, arg);
 			up_read(&pch->chan_sem);
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&ppp_mutex);
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (pf->kind != INTERFACE) {
 		/* can't happen */
 		pr_err("PPP: not interface or channel??\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&ppp_mutex);
 	ppp = PF_TO_PPP(pf);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case PPPIOCSMRU:

@@ -831,7 +832,10 @@ static long ppp_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	default:
 		err = -ENOTTY;
 	}
+
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&ppp_mutex);
+
 	return err;
 }
 

@@ -844,7 +848,6 @@ static int ppp_unattached_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ppp_file *pf,
 	struct ppp_net *pn;
 	int __user *p = (int __user *)arg;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ppp_mutex);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case PPPIOCNEWUNIT:
 		/* Create a new ppp unit */

@@ -894,7 +897,7 @@ static int ppp_unattached_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ppp_file *pf,
 	default:
 		err = -ENOTTY;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ppp_mutex);
+
 	return err;
 }