Re: [PATCH V3] drivers: hamradio: 6pack: fix UAF bug caused by mod_timer()

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Fri Feb 18 2022 - 06:00:17 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:43:03 +0800 you wrote:
> When a 6pack device is detaching, the sixpack_close() will act to cleanup
> necessary resources. Although del_timer_sync() in sixpack_close()
> won't return if there is an active timer, one could use mod_timer() in
> sp_xmit_on_air() to wake up timer again by calling userspace syscall such
> as ax25_sendmsg(), ax25_connect() and ax25_ioctl().
>
> This unexpected waked handler, sp_xmit_on_air(), realizes nothing about
> the undergoing cleanup and may still call pty_write() to use driver layer
> resources that have already been released.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [V3] drivers: hamradio: 6pack: fix UAF bug caused by mod_timer()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/efe4186e6a1b

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