refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshet...@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkam...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwind...@gmail.com>
---
include/net/ax25.h | 6 +++---
net/ax25/af_ax25.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ax25.h b/include/net/ax25.h
index e3467ba..c4a0cf6 100644
--- a/include/net/ax25.h
+++ b/include/net/ax25.h
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ typedef struct ax25_cb {
unsigned char window;
struct timer_list timer, dtimer;
struct sock *sk; /* Backlink to socket */
- atomic_t refcount;
+ refcount_t refcount;
} ax25_cb;
struct ax25_sock {
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ static inline struct ax25_cb *sk_to_ax25(const struct
sock *sk)
hlist_for_each_entry(__ax25, list, ax25_node)
#define ax25_cb_hold(__ax25) \
- atomic_inc(&((__ax25)->refcount))
+ refcount_inc(&((__ax25)->refcount))
static __inline__ void ax25_cb_put(ax25_cb *ax25)
{
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ax25->refcount)) {
+ if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ax25->refcount)) {
kfree(ax25->digipeat);
kfree(ax25);
}
diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 0c92ba0..f3f9d18 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ ax25_cb *ax25_create_cb(void)
if ((ax25 = kzalloc(sizeof(*ax25), GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
return NULL;
- atomic_set(&ax25->refcount, 1);
+ refcount_set(&ax25->refcount, 1);
skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->write_queue);
skb_queue_head_init(&ax25->frag_queue);
--
2.7.4
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