Re: use-after-free in sixpack_close

[David Miller]

From: One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:41:04 +0000

>> This report is then followed by a dozen of other use-after-free reports.
>> 
>> On commit edb42dc7bc0da0125ceacab810a553ce1f0cac8d (Dec 15).
>> 
>> Thank you
> 
> sixpack_close does unregister_netdev(sp->dev), which frees sp as sp is
> actually allocated via alloc_netdev()
> 
> Then deletes two timers within sp
> 
> Then frees two buffers indexed off sp

This should fix it, the only thing I'm unsure of is if we should perhaps
also use del_timer_sync() here.  Anyone?

====================
[PATCH 1/2] 6pack: Fix use after free in sixpack_close().

Need to do the unregister_device() after all references to the driver
private have been done.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 7c4a415..218f3ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -683,14 +683,14 @@ static void sixpack_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&sp->refcnt))
 		down(&sp->dead_sem);
 
-	unregister_netdev(sp->dev);
-
 	del_timer(&sp->tx_t);
 	del_timer(&sp->resync_t);
 
 	/* Free all 6pack frame buffers. */
 	kfree(sp->rbuff);
 	kfree(sp->xbuff);
+
+	unregister_netdev(sp->dev);
 }
 
 /* Perform I/O control on an active 6pack channel. */
-- 
2.4.1

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