sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock object. If ieee802154_create() fails later, the allocated sk object is freed, but the dangling pointer remains in the provided sock object, which may allow use-after-free. Clear the sk pointer in the sock object on error. Signed-off-by: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ieee802154/socket.c | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ieee802154/socket.c b/net/ieee802154/socket.c index 990a83455dcf..18d267921bb5 100644 --- a/net/ieee802154/socket.c +++ b/net/ieee802154/socket.c @@ -1043,19 +1043,21 @@ static int ieee802154_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, if (sk->sk_prot->hash) { rc = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk); - if (rc) { - sk_common_release(sk); - goto out; - } + if (rc) + goto out_sk_release; } if (sk->sk_prot->init) { rc = sk->sk_prot->init(sk); if (rc) - sk_common_release(sk); + goto out_sk_release; } out: return rc; +out_sk_release: + sk_common_release(sk); + sock->sk = NULL; + goto out; } static const struct net_proto_family ieee802154_family_ops = { -- 2.39.5