neighbour: Prevent Race condition in neighbour subsytem
Following Race Condition was detected: <CPU A, t0>: Executing: __netif_receive_skb() ->__netif_receive_skb_core() -> arp_rcv() -> arp_process().arp_process() calls __neigh_lookup() which takes a reference on neighbour entry 'n'. Moves further along, arp_process() and calls neigh_update()-> __neigh_update(). Neighbour entry is unlocked just before a call to neigh_update_gc_list. This unlocking paves way for another thread that may take a reference on the same and mark it dead and remove it from gc_list. <CPU B, t1> - neigh_flush_dev() is under execution and calls neigh_mark_dead(n) marking the neighbour entry 'n' as dead. Also n will be removed from gc_list. Moves further along neigh_flush_dev() and calls neigh_cleanup_and_release(n), but since reference count increased in t1, 'n' couldn't be destroyed. <CPU A, t3>- Code hits neigh_update_gc_list, with neighbour entry set as dead. <CPU A, t4> - arp_process() finally calls neigh_release(n), destroying the neighbour entry and we have a destroyed ntry still part of gc_list. Fixes: eb4e8fac ("neighbour: Prevent a dead entry from updating gc_list") Signed-off-by:Chinmay Agarwal <chinagar@codeaurora.org> Signed-off-by:
David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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