This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled bpf: Fix mismatched RCU unlock flavour in bpf_out_neigh_v6 to the 6.1-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: bpf-fix-mismatched-rcu-unlock-flavour-in-bpf_out_nei.patch and it can be found in the queue-6.1 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. commit d269d6f81cb265146b5921f6c7eb3289866a1eae Author: Jiawei Ye <jiawei.ye@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri Nov 8 08:18:52 2024 +0000 bpf: Fix mismatched RCU unlock flavour in bpf_out_neigh_v6 [ Upstream commit fb86c42a2a5d44e849ddfbc98b8d2f4f40d36ee3 ] In the bpf_out_neigh_v6 function, rcu_read_lock() is used to begin an RCU read-side critical section. However, when unlocking, one branch incorrectly uses a different RCU unlock flavour rcu_read_unlock_bh() instead of rcu_read_unlock(). This mismatch in RCU locking flavours can lead to unexpected behavior and potential concurrency issues. This possible bug was identified using a static analysis tool developed by myself, specifically designed to detect RCU-related issues. This patch corrects the mismatched unlock flavour by replacing the incorrect rcu_read_unlock_bh() with the appropriate rcu_read_unlock(), ensuring that the RCU critical section is properly exited. This change prevents potential synchronization issues and aligns with proper RCU usage patterns. Fixes: 09eed1192cec ("neighbour: switch to standard rcu, instead of rcu_bh") Signed-off-by: Jiawei Ye <jiawei.ye@xxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@xxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/tencent_CFD3D1C3D68B45EA9F52D8EC76D2C4134306@xxxxxx Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c index 3f3286cf438e7..2f6fef5f5864f 100644 --- a/net/core/filter.c +++ b/net/core/filter.c @@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ static int bpf_out_neigh_v6(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, rcu_read_unlock(); return ret; } - rcu_read_unlock_bh(); + rcu_read_unlock(); if (dst) IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(dst), IPSTATS_MIB_OUTNOROUTES); out_drop: