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From: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.10 17/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: prevent parallel modifications of last_recv
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:09:46 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260626160952.123713-18-sven@narfation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260626160952.123713-1-sven@narfation.org>

commit 6dde0cfcb36e4d5b3de35b75696937478441eed4 upstream.

When last_recv is updated to store the last receive sequence number, it is
assuming that nothing is modifying in parallel while:

* check for outdated packets is done
* out of order check is performed (and packets are stored in out-of-order
  queue)
* the out-of-order queue was searched for closed gaps
* sequence number for next ack is calculated

Nothing of that was actually protected. It could therefore happen that the
last_recv was updated multiple times in parallel and the final sequence
number was calculated with deltas which had no connection to the sequence
number they were added to.

Lock this whole region with the same lock which was already used to protect
the unacked (out-of-order) list.

Cc: stable@kernel.org
Fixes: 33a3bb4a3345 ("batman-adv: throughput meter implementation")
[ Switch to pre-splitted tp_vars structure names ]
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
---
 net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c | 22 +++++++++++++---------
 net/batman-adv/types.h    |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index 91392e48514d6..c01ff6e72b5da 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -1303,6 +1303,7 @@ static int batadv_tp_send_ack(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, const u8 *dst,
  */
 static bool batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars,
 					  const struct sk_buff *skb)
+	__must_hold(&tp_vars->unacked_lock)
 {
 	const struct batadv_icmp_tp_packet *icmp;
 	struct batadv_tp_unacked *un, *new;
@@ -1319,12 +1320,11 @@ static bool batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars,
 	payload_len = skb->len - sizeof(struct batadv_unicast_packet);
 	new->len = payload_len;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
 	/* if the list is empty immediately attach this new object */
 	if (list_empty(&tp_vars->unacked_list)) {
 		list_add(&new->list, &tp_vars->unacked_list);
 		tp_vars->unacked_count++;
-		goto out;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	/* otherwise loop over the list and either drop the packet because this
@@ -1373,9 +1373,6 @@ static bool batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars,
 		tp_vars->unacked_count--;
 	}
 
-out:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1385,6 +1382,7 @@ static bool batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars,
  * @tp_vars: the private data of the current TP meter session
  */
 static void batadv_tp_ack_unordered(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars)
+	__must_hold(&tp_vars->unacked_lock)
 {
 	struct batadv_tp_unacked *un, *safe;
 	u32 to_ack;
@@ -1392,7 +1390,6 @@ static void batadv_tp_ack_unordered(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars)
 	/* go through the unacked packet list and possibly ACK them as
 	 * well
 	 */
-	spin_lock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(un, safe, &tp_vars->unacked_list, list) {
 		/* the list is ordered, therefore it is possible to stop as soon
 		 * there is a gap between the last acked seqno and the seqno of
@@ -1410,7 +1407,6 @@ static void batadv_tp_ack_unordered(struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars)
 		kfree(un);
 		tp_vars->unacked_count--;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1489,6 +1485,7 @@ static void batadv_tp_recv_msg(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	const struct batadv_icmp_tp_packet *icmp;
 	struct batadv_tp_vars *tp_vars;
 	size_t packet_size;
+	u32 to_ack;
 	u32 seqno;
 
 	icmp = (struct batadv_icmp_tp_packet *)skb->data;
@@ -1517,6 +1514,8 @@ static void batadv_tp_recv_msg(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		WRITE_ONCE(tp_vars->last_recv_time, jiffies);
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
+
 	/* if the packet is a duplicate, it may be the case that an ACK has been
 	 * lost. Resend the ACK
 	 */
@@ -1528,8 +1527,10 @@ static void batadv_tp_recv_msg(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		/* exit immediately (and do not send any ACK) if the packet has
 		 * not been enqueued correctly
 		 */
-		if (!batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(tp_vars, skb))
+		if (!batadv_tp_handle_out_of_order(tp_vars, skb)) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		/* send a duplicate ACK */
 		goto send_ack;
@@ -1543,11 +1544,14 @@ static void batadv_tp_recv_msg(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 	batadv_tp_ack_unordered(tp_vars);
 
 send_ack:
+	to_ack = tp_vars->last_recv;
+	spin_unlock_bh(&tp_vars->unacked_lock);
+
 	/* send the ACK. If the received packet was out of order, the ACK that
 	 * is going to be sent is a duplicate (the sender will count them and
 	 * possibly enter Fast Retransmit as soon as it has reached 3)
 	 */
-	batadv_tp_send_ack(bat_priv, icmp->orig, tp_vars->last_recv,
+	batadv_tp_send_ack(bat_priv, icmp->orig, to_ack,
 			   icmp->timestamp, icmp->session, icmp->uid);
 out:
 	if (likely(tp_vars))
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index b12b0851df6e7..437d651a1cffe 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ struct batadv_tp_vars {
 	/** @unacked_list: list of unacked packets (meta-info only) */
 	struct list_head unacked_list;
 
-	/** @unacked_lock: protect unacked_list */
+	/** @unacked_lock: protect unacked_list + &batadv_tp_receiver.last_recv */
 	spinlock_t unacked_lock;
 
 	/** @unacked_count: number of unacked entries */
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-06-26 16:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-26 16:09 [PATCH 5.10 00/23] batman-adv: 7.2 merge window fixes backports Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 01/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: keep unacked list in ascending ordered Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 02/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: initialize dup_acks explicitly Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 03/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: initialize dec_cwnd explicitly Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 04/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid window underflow Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 05/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: avoid divide-by-zero for dec_cwnd Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 06/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: fix fast recovery precondition Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 07/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: handle seqno wrap-around for fast recovery detection Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 08/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: add only finished tp_vars to lists Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 09/23] batman-adv: bla: annotate lasttime access with READ/WRITE_ONCE Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 10/23] batman-adv: prevent ELP transmission interval underflow Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-27 11:26   ` Sasha Levin
2026-06-27 12:05     ` Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 11/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: initialize last_recv_time during init Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 12/23] batman-adv: frag: ensure fragment is writable before modifying TTL Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 13/23] batman-adv: frag: avoid underflow of TTL Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 14/23] batman-adv: v: prevent OGM aggregation on disabled hardif Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 15/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: restrict number of unacked list entries Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 16/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: annotate last_recv_time access with READ/WRITE_ONCE Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` Sven Eckelmann [this message]
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 18/23] batman-adv: tp_meter: handle overlapping packets Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 19/23] batman-adv: tt: don't merge change entries with different VIDs Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 20/23] batman-adv: tt: track roam count per VID Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 21/23] batman-adv: dat: prevent false sharing between VLANs Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 22/23] batman-adv: tvlv: enforce 2-byte alignment Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-26 16:09 ` [PATCH 5.10 23/23] batman-adv: tvlv: avoid race of cifsnotfound handler state Sven Eckelmann
2026-06-28  3:33 ` [PATCH 5.10 00/23] batman-adv: 7.2 merge window fixes backports Sasha Levin

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