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[net-next,v3,7/9] net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()

Message ID 20241014153808.51894-8-ignat@cloudflare.com
State New
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Series do not leave dangling sk pointers in pf->create functions | expand

Commit Message

Ignat Korchagin Oct. 14, 2024, 3:38 p.m. UTC 
sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock
object. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the
sock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free
later.

Clear the sock sk pointer on error.

Signed-off-by: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@cloudflare.com>
---
 net/ipv6/af_inet6.c | 22 ++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index ba69b86f1c7d..f60ec8b0f8ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -252,31 +252,29 @@  static int inet6_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 		 */
 		inet->inet_sport = htons(inet->inet_num);
 		err = sk->sk_prot->hash(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 	if (sk->sk_prot->init) {
 		err = sk->sk_prot->init(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 
 	if (!kern) {
 		err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_INET_SOCK(sk);
-		if (err) {
-			sk_common_release(sk);
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (err)
+			goto out_sk_release;
 	}
 out:
 	return err;
 out_rcu_unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	goto out;
+out_sk_release:
+	sk_common_release(sk);
+	sock->sk = NULL;
+	goto out;
 }
 
 static int __inet6_bind(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len,