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From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] usbnet: increase URB reference count before usb_unlink_urb
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:33:36 -0400 (EDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120322.193336.57225513335096988.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120322143553.GC19835-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:35:53 -0700

> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 09:22:18PM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
>> Commit 4231d47e6fe69f061f96c98c30eaf9fb4c14b96d(net/usbnet: avoid
>> recursive locking in usbnet_stop()) fixes the recursive locking
>> problem by releasing the skb queue lock, but it makes usb_unlink_urb
>> racing with defer_bh, and the URB to being unlinked may be freed before
>> or during calling usb_unlink_urb, so use-after-free problem may be
>> triggerd inside usb_unlink_urb.
>> 
>> The patch fixes the use-after-free problem by increasing URB
>> reference count with skb queue lock held before calling
>> usb_unlink_urb, so the URB won't be freed until return from
>> usb_unlink_urb.
>> 
>> Cc: stable-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org
>> Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Alan Stern <stern-nwvwT67g6+6dFdvTe/nMLpVzexx5G7lz@public.gmane.org>
>> Cc: Oliver Neukum <oliver-GvhC2dPhHPQdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
>> Reported-by: Dave Jones <davej-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <tom.leiming-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> 
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>

Applied.
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-03-22 23:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-03-22 13:22 [PATCH 1/2] usbnet: increase URB reference count before usb_unlink_urb Ming Lei
2012-03-22 14:35 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
     [not found]   ` <20120322143553.GC19835-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-22 23:33     ` David Miller [this message]

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