sta_info_cleanup locks the sta_list using rcu_read_lock however the delete operation isn't rcu safe. A race between sta_info_cleanup timer being called and a STA being removed can occur which leads to a panic while traversing sta_list. Fix this by switching to the RCU-safe versions. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Reported-by: Eyal Shapira <eyal@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/sta_info.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c index f5c2b7e..a37c905 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c +++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int sta_info_insert_finish(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU) /* make the station visible */ sta_info_hash_add(local, sta); - list_add(&sta->list, &local->sta_list); + list_add_rcu(&sta->list, &local->sta_list); set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_INSERTED); @@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ int __must_check __sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta) if (ret) return ret; - list_del(&sta->list); + list_del_rcu(&sta->list); mutex_lock(&local->key_mtx); for (i = 0; i < NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS; i++) -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
