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From: <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: herbert@gondor.apana.org.au
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] crypto: algif_hash - Fix race condition in hash_check_key" failed to apply to 3.14-stable tree
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2016 13:48:34 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <14554865147331@kroah.com> (raw)


The patch below does not apply to the 3.14-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

>From ad46d7e33219218605ea619e32553daf4f346b9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:01:08 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] crypto: algif_hash - Fix race condition in hash_check_key

We need to lock the child socket in hash_check_key as otherwise
two simultaneous calls can cause the parent socket to be freed.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

diff --git a/crypto/algif_hash.c b/crypto/algif_hash.c
index 3653ab60ec79..608a7562839d 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_hash.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_hash.c
@@ -242,22 +242,23 @@ static struct proto_ops algif_hash_ops = {
 
 static int hash_check_key(struct socket *sock)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 	struct sock *psk;
 	struct alg_sock *pask;
 	struct algif_hash_tfm *tfm;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);
 
+	lock_sock(sk);
 	if (ask->refcnt)
-		return 0;
+		goto unlock_child;
 
 	psk = ask->parent;
 	pask = alg_sk(ask->parent);
 	tfm = pask->private;
 
 	err = -ENOKEY;
-	lock_sock(psk);
+	lock_sock_nested(psk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	if (!tfm->has_key)
 		goto unlock;
 
@@ -271,6 +272,8 @@ static int hash_check_key(struct socket *sock)
 
 unlock:
 	release_sock(psk);
+unlock_child:
+	release_sock(sk);
 
 	return err;
 }


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