Re: [PATCH net] net: netfilter: Fix use-after-free in get_info()

[Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>]

Dong Chenchen <dongchenchen2@huawei.com> wrote:
>  net/netfilter/x_tables.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
> index da5d929c7c85..359c880ecb07 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
> @@ -1239,6 +1239,7 @@ struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
>  	struct module *owner = NULL;
>  	struct xt_template *tmpl;
>  	struct xt_table *t;
> +	int err = -ENOENT;
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&xt[af].mutex);
>  	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_net->tables[af], list)
> @@ -1247,8 +1248,6 @@ struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
>  
>  	/* Table doesn't exist in this netns, check larval list */
>  	list_for_each_entry(tmpl, &xt_templates[af], list) {
> -		int err;
> -
>  		if (strcmp(tmpl->name, name))
>  			continue;
>  		if (!try_module_get(tmpl->me))
> @@ -1267,6 +1266,9 @@ struct xt_table *xt_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
>  		break;
>  	}
>  
> +	if (err < 0)
> +		goto out;
> +
>  	/* and once again: */
>  	list_for_each_entry(t, &xt_net->tables[af], list)
>  		if (strcmp(t->name, name) == 0)

Proabably also:

-  		if (strcmp(t->name, name) == 0)
+               if (strcmp(t->name, name) == 0 && owner == t->me)