sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk object to the provided sock object. If inet_create() fails later, the sk object is freed, but the sock object retains the dangling pointer, which may create use-after-free later. Clear the sk pointer in the sock object on error. Signed-off-by: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ipv4/af_inet.c | 22 ++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c index b24d74616637..8095e82de808 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c +++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c @@ -376,32 +376,30 @@ static int inet_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol, inet->inet_sport = htons(inet->inet_num); /* Add to protocol hash chains. */ err = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk); - if (err) { - sk_common_release(sk); - goto out; - } + if (err) + goto out_sk_release; } if (sk->sk_prot->init) { err = sk->sk_prot->init(sk); - if (err) { - sk_common_release(sk); - goto out; - } + if (err) + goto out_sk_release; } if (!kern) { err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_INET_SOCK(sk); - if (err) { - sk_common_release(sk); - goto out; - } + if (err) + goto out_sk_release; } out: return err; out_rcu_unlock: rcu_read_unlock(); goto out; +out_sk_release: + sk_common_release(sk); + sock->sk = NULL; + goto out; } -- 2.39.5