refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/ax25.h | 8 ++++----
net/ax25/ax25_uid.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index e602f81..edd82f0 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <net/neighbour.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ enum {
typedef struct ax25_uid_assoc {
struct hlist_node uid_node;
- atomic_t refcount;
+ refcount_t refcount;
kuid_t uid;
ax25_address call;
} ax25_uid_assoc;
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ typedef struct ax25_uid_assoc {
hlist_for_each_entry(__ax25, list, uid_node)
#define ax25_uid_hold(ax25) \
- atomic_inc(&((ax25)->refcount))
+ refcount_inc(&((ax25)->refcount))
static inline void ax25_uid_put(ax25_uid_assoc *assoc)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&assoc->refcount)) {
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&assoc->refcount)) {
kfree(assoc);
}
}
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_uid.c b/net/ax25/ax25_uid.c
index 0403b0d..83b035f 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_uid.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_uid.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int ax25_uid_ioctl(int cmd, struct sockaddr_ax25 *sax)
if ((ax25_uid = kmalloc(sizeof(*ax25_uid), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
- atomic_set(&ax25_uid->refcount, 1);
+ refcount_set(&ax25_uid->refcount, 1);
ax25_uid->uid = sax25_kuid;
ax25_uid->call = sax->sax25_call;
--
2.7.4
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