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[PATCH net v2 07/15] selftests: mptcp: fix an UAF in mptcp_connect.c

From: "Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" <matttbe@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-09-08 14:14:32
Also in: linux-kselftest, lkml, mptcp, stable
Subsystem: kernel selftest framework, networking [general], networking [mptcp], the rest · Maintainers: Shuah Khan, Shuah Khan, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Matthieu Baerts, Mat Martineau, Linus Torvalds

From: Gang Yan <redacted>

At the end of 'sock_connect_mptcp()', it calls 'freeaddrinfo(addr)',
the 'peer' pointer (which points into 'addr') remains. Later, the main
loop uses this peer pointer for reconnection attempts. If the memory has
been freed and reused, the address data could be overwritten, resulting
in an invalid remote address.

This patch keeps the addrinfo list allocated for the whole process
lifetime so "peer" remains valid across reconnects; the memory will be
released at exit() time.

Fixes: 05be5e273c84 ("selftests: mptcp: add disconnect tests")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Suggested-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Gang Yan <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
---
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
---
 tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
index ea4cb6c1bd5e..178d98d91fea 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ static int sock_connect_mptcp(const char * const remoteaddr,
 
 	hints.ai_family = pf;
 
+	/* Keep the resolved address alive for the whole execution: it is
+	 * used again when reconnecting, and will be released at exit time.
+	 */
 	xgetaddrinfo(remoteaddr, port, &hints, &addr);
 	for (a = addr; a; a = a->ai_next) {
 		sock = socket(a->ai_family, a->ai_socktype, proto);
@@ -421,7 +424,6 @@ static int sock_connect_mptcp(const char * const remoteaddr,
 		sock = -1;
 	}
 
-	freeaddrinfo(addr);
 	if (sock != -1)
 		SOCK_TEST_TCPULP(sock, proto);
 	return sock;
-- 
2.55.0
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