[PATCH net-next v2] net: dsa: avoid potential use-after-free error

From: Christian Eggers
Date: Thu Nov 19 2020 - 06:09:45 EST


If dsa_switch_ops::port_txtstamp() returns false, clone will be freed
immediately. Shouldn't store a pointer to freed memory.

Signed-off-by: Christian Eggers <ceggers@xxxxxxx>
Fixes: 146d442c2357 ("net: dsa: Keep a pointer to the skb clone for TX timestamping")
---
Changes since v1:
- Fixed "Fixes:" tag (and configured my GIT)
- Adjusted commit description

net/dsa/slave.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index ff2266d2b998..7efc753e4d9d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -522,10 +522,10 @@ static void dsa_skb_tx_timestamp(struct dsa_slave_priv *p,
if (!clone)
return;

- DSA_SKB_CB(skb)->clone = clone;
-
- if (ds->ops->port_txtstamp(ds, p->dp->index, clone, type))
+ if (ds->ops->port_txtstamp(ds, p->dp->index, clone, type)) {
+ DSA_SKB_CB(skb)->clone = clone;
return;
+ }

kfree_skb(clone);
}
--
Christian Eggers
Embedded software developer

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