# Re: \[PATCH v2\] team: fix promisc/allmulti leak in team\_port\_add error path

- From: Hangbin Liu \<hidden\>
- Date: 2026-11-04 09:38:16 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/11/17859458
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/11/17857409/t.md

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On Wed, Nov 04, 2026 at 09:52:17AM +0800, lirongqing wrote:
> From: Li RongQing <redacted>
> 
> team_port_add() increments the port's promiscuity and allmulti
> counts before calling team_dev_type_check_change(). If the latter
> fails, the error path does not undo these increments, leaving the
> port in promiscuous and allmulti mode even though it was not
> successfully added to the team.
> 
> Undo the promiscuity increment under err_set_slave_allmulti and the
> allmulti increment under err_set_dev_type, so each error label only
> reverts what was successfully applied, matching the cleanup performed
> by team_port_del().
> 
> With the promiscuity rollback now living under err_set_slave_allmulti,
> the inline dev_set_promiscuity(port_dev, -1) in the dev_set_allmulti()
> failure branch becomes redundant: that branch already jumps to
> err_set_slave_allmulti, which undoes the promiscuity increment. Drop
> the inline call to avoid doing it twice.
> 
> Found by source code audit.
> 
> Fixes: 0ae9cfc454ea ("team: Move team device type change at the end of team_port_add")
> Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <redacted>
> ---
> Diff with v1:
> 1. Remove the dev_set_promiscuity(port_dev, -1); in if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) and move it under here.
> 2. change Fixes tag
> 
>  drivers/net/team/team_core.c | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
> index 957cc78..cfb833c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
> @@ -1365,11 +1365,8 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
>  	/* set allmulti level to new slave */
>  	if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI) {
>  		err = dev_set_allmulti(port_dev, 1);
> -		if (err) {
> -			if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
> -				dev_set_promiscuity(port_dev, -1);
> +		if (err)
>  			goto err_set_slave_allmulti;
> -		}
>  	}
>  
>  	err = team_dev_type_check_change(dev, port_dev);
> @@ -1397,7 +1394,11 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
>  	return 0;
>  
>  err_set_dev_type:
> +	if (dev->flags & IFF_ALLMULTI)
> +		dev_set_allmulti(port_dev, -1);
>  err_set_slave_allmulti:
> +	if (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC)
> +		dev_set_promiscuity(port_dev, -1);
>  err_set_slave_promisc:
>  	__team_option_inst_del_port(team, port);
>  
> -- 
> 2.9.4
> 

Reviewed-by: Hangbin Liu <redacted>
```