[PATCH v2] netfs, fscache: Prevent Oops in fscache_put_cache()

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Jan 12 2024 - 02:00:03 EST


This function dereferences "cache" and then checks if it's
IS_ERR_OR_NULL(). Check first, then dereference.

Fixes: 9549332df4ed ("fscache: Implement cache registration")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2: My first version introduced a race and a possible use after free.

fs/netfs/fscache_cache.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/netfs/fscache_cache.c b/fs/netfs/fscache_cache.c
index d645f8b302a2..9397ed39b0b4 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/fscache_cache.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/fscache_cache.c
@@ -179,13 +179,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscache_acquire_cache);
void fscache_put_cache(struct fscache_cache *cache,
enum fscache_cache_trace where)
{
- unsigned int debug_id = cache->debug_id;
+ unsigned int debug_id;
bool zero;
int ref;

if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(cache))
return;

+ debug_id = cache->debug_id;
zero = __refcount_dec_and_test(&cache->ref, &ref);
trace_fscache_cache(debug_id, ref - 1, where);

--
2.43.0