Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] net: ipvlan: fix potential UAF problem for phy_dev

[Eric Dumazet]

On 3/19/22 02:52, Ziyang Xuan wrote:
> There is a known scenario can trigger UAF problem for lower
> netdevice as following:


But this known scenario never happens.

So maybe you should not add it 'in the future'


> Someone module puts the NETDEV_UNREGISTER event handler to a
> work, and lower netdevice is accessed in the work handler. But
> when the work is excuted, lower netdevice has been destroyed
> because upper netdevice did not get reference to lower netdevice
> correctly.

Again, whoever would like to use a work queue would also

need to hold a reference on the device.

Regardless of ipvlan being used or not.


> Although it can not happen for ipvlan now because there is no
> way to access phy_dev outside ipvlan. But it is necessary to
> add the reference operation to phy_dev to avoid the potential
> UAF problem in the future.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---


Your patch makes no sense to me really.