* [PATCH v2 net 0/2] tipc: syzbot related fixes
@ 2026-06-23 17:30 Eric Dumazet
2026-06-23 17:30 ` [PATCH v2 net 1/2] tipc: fix UAF in cleanup_bearer() due to premature dst_cache_destroy() Eric Dumazet
2026-06-23 17:30 ` [PATCH v2 net 2/2] tipc: avoid busy looping in tipc_exit_net() Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-06-23 17:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Kuniyuki Iwashima, Xin Long, Jon Maloy,
tipc-discussion, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
First patch fixes a recent syzbot report.
Second patch is inspired by numerous syzbot soft lockup
reports with RTNL pressure.
Eric Dumazet (2):
tipc: fix UAF in cleanup_bearer() due to premature dst_cache_destroy()
tipc: avoid busy looping in tipc_exit_net()
net/tipc/core.c | 4 ++--
net/tipc/udp_media.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
--
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* [PATCH v2 net 1/2] tipc: fix UAF in cleanup_bearer() due to premature dst_cache_destroy()
2026-06-23 17:30 [PATCH v2 net 0/2] tipc: syzbot related fixes Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-06-23 17:30 ` Eric Dumazet
2026-06-23 17:30 ` [PATCH v2 net 2/2] tipc: avoid busy looping in tipc_exit_net() Eric Dumazet
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-06-23 17:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Kuniyuki Iwashima, Xin Long, Jon Maloy,
tipc-discussion, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet,
syzbot+e14bc5d4942756023b77
TIPC UDP media bearer teardown calls dst_cache_destroy() on its
replicast caches before calling synchronize_net() to wait for
concurrent RCU readers (transmitters) to finish:
static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
{
...
list_for_each_entry_safe(rcast, tmp, &ub->rcast.list, list) {
dst_cache_destroy(&rcast->dst_cache);
list_del_rcu(&rcast->list);
kfree_rcu(rcast, rcu);
}
...
dst_cache_destroy(&ub->rcast.dst_cache);
udp_tunnel_sock_release(ub->sk);
synchronize_net();
...
}
This is highly buggy because dst_cache_destroy() immediately frees the
per-CPU cache memory (free_percpu()) and releases the cached dst
entries without any synchronization.
If a concurrent transmitter (e.g., tipc_udp_xmit()) is running on another
CPU under RCU protection, it can call dst_cache_get() concurrently,
leading to:
1. Use-After-Free on the per-CPU cache pointer itself (crash).
2. "rcuref - imbalanced put()" warning if it attempts to release a
dst that was concurrently released by dst_cache_destroy().
Furthermore, calling kfree(ub) immediately after synchronize_net() without
closing the socket first (or waiting after closing it) leaves a window
where a concurrent receiver (tipc_udp_recv()) could start after
synchronize_net(), access ub, and suffer a UAF when kfree(ub) runs.
To fix this, we must defer dst_cache_destroy() and kfree(ub) until after
we have ensured that no more readers can see the bearer/socket and all
existing readers have finished:
1. Defer rcast entry destruction (both dst_cache_destroy() and kfree())
to an RCU callback using call_rcu_hurry().
Using call_rcu_hurry() ensures the dst entries are released quickly.
2. Release the bearer socket using udp_tunnel_sock_release() (stops
new receive readers).
3. Call synchronize_net() to wait for all outstanding RCU readers
(both transmit and receive) to finish.
4. Now that it is safe, call dst_cache_destroy() on the main bearer
cache, and free ub.
Note: 3) and 4) can be changed later in net-next to also use
call_rcu_hurry() and get rid of the synchronize_net() latency.
Fixes: e9c1a793210f ("tipc: add dst_cache support for udp media")
Reported-by: syzbot+e14bc5d4942756023b77@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/6a396a66.52ae72c2.136ac7.0003.GAE@google.com/T/#u
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>
Cc: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
Cc: tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net
---
v2: addressed Xin Long feedback
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CANn89i+dkbrSAwvaWXW7yWMfcwUebuTBLG5T7AGZaZcpVYGyfQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#m7bbeedffe3bedb69e33236410e3833c7ce809850
net/tipc/udp_media.c | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index 988b8a7f953ad6da860e6190f1f244650f121dce..66f3cb87a0aaaac8f40e8f237ab9a44d539b1cd8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -803,6 +803,14 @@ static int tipc_udp_enable(struct net *net, struct tipc_bearer *b,
return err;
}
+static void rcast_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+ struct udp_replicast *rcast = container_of(rcu, struct udp_replicast, rcu);
+
+ dst_cache_destroy(&rcast->dst_cache);
+ kfree(rcast);
+}
+
/* cleanup_bearer - break the socket/bearer association */
static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
{
@@ -811,18 +819,17 @@ static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
struct tipc_net *tn;
list_for_each_entry_safe(rcast, tmp, &ub->rcast.list, list) {
- dst_cache_destroy(&rcast->dst_cache);
list_del_rcu(&rcast->list);
- kfree_rcu(rcast, rcu);
+ call_rcu_hurry(&rcast->rcu, rcast_free_rcu);
}
tn = tipc_net(sock_net(ub->sk));
- dst_cache_destroy(&ub->rcast.dst_cache);
udp_tunnel_sock_release(ub->sk);
- /* Note: could use a call_rcu() to avoid another synchronize_net() */
synchronize_net();
+
+ dst_cache_destroy(&ub->rcast.dst_cache);
atomic_dec(&tn->wq_count);
kfree(ub);
}
--
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* [PATCH v2 net 2/2] tipc: avoid busy looping in tipc_exit_net()
2026-06-23 17:30 [PATCH v2 net 0/2] tipc: syzbot related fixes Eric Dumazet
2026-06-23 17:30 ` [PATCH v2 net 1/2] tipc: fix UAF in cleanup_bearer() due to premature dst_cache_destroy() Eric Dumazet
@ 2026-06-23 17:30 ` Eric Dumazet
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From: Eric Dumazet @ 2026-06-23 17:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David S . Miller, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: Simon Horman, Kuniyuki Iwashima, Xin Long, Jon Maloy,
tipc-discussion, netdev, eric.dumazet, Eric Dumazet
Blamed commit introduced a busy-wait loop in tipc_exit_net()
to wait for pending UDP bearer cleanup works to complete:
while (atomic_read(&tn->wq_count))
cond_resched();
This loop can busy-wait for a long time if cond_resched() is a NOP. This
typically happens if the netns exit is executed by a high priority task,
or under kernels configured without preemption (CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE). In
such cases, it wastes CPU cycles and can lead to soft lockups.
Fix this by replacing the busy loop with wait_var_event(), allowing the
thread to sleep properly until the work queue count reaches zero.
Accordingly, update cleanup_bearer() to use atomic_dec_and_test() and
wake_up_var() to wake up the waiter when the count drops to zero.
This uses the global wait queue hash table, avoiding the need to bloat
struct tipc_net with a wait_queue_head_t. The atomic_dec_and_test()
provides the necessary memory barrier to ensure the wakeup is not missed.
Fixes: 04c26faa51d1 ("tipc: wait and exit until all work queues are done")
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>
Cc: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
Cc: tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net
---
net/tipc/core.c | 4 ++--
net/tipc/udp_media.c | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 1ddecea1df6e9100334c47a28ff6c065292fb9ad..315975c3be8186784e9c44c9ff69d62c17ffd4b9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
#include "crypto.h"
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/wait_bit.h>
/* configurable TIPC parameters */
unsigned int tipc_net_id __read_mostly;
@@ -118,8 +119,7 @@ static void __net_exit tipc_exit_net(struct net *net)
#ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
tipc_crypto_stop(&tipc_net(net)->crypto_tx);
#endif
- while (atomic_read(&tn->wq_count))
- cond_resched();
+ wait_var_event(&tn->wq_count, atomic_read(&tn->wq_count) == 0);
}
static void __net_exit tipc_pernet_pre_exit(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/tipc/udp_media.c b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
index 66f3cb87a0aaaac8f40e8f237ab9a44d539b1cd8..62ae7f5b58409c89798c915dee752ac42487581f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/udp_media.c
+++ b/net/tipc/udp_media.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
#include <linux/igmp.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/wait_bit.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
#include <net/ip.h>
@@ -830,7 +831,8 @@ static void cleanup_bearer(struct work_struct *work)
synchronize_net();
dst_cache_destroy(&ub->rcast.dst_cache);
- atomic_dec(&tn->wq_count);
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(&tn->wq_count))
+ wake_up_var(&tn->wq_count);
kfree(ub);
}
--
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