[PATCH v4] xfrm: Update ipcomp_scratches with NULL when freed

[Khalid Masum]

Currently if ipcomp_alloc_scratches() fails to allocate memory
ipcomp_scratches holds obsolete address. So when we try to free the
percpu scratches using ipcomp_free_scratches() it tries to vfree non
existent vm area. Described below:

static void * __percpu *ipcomp_alloc_scratches(void)
{
        ...
        scratches = alloc_percpu(void *);
        if (!scratches)
                return NULL;
ipcomp_scratches does not know about this allocation failure.
Therefore holding the old obsolete address.
        ...
}

So when we free,

static void ipcomp_free_scratches(void)
{
        ...
        scratches = ipcomp_scratches;
Assigning obsolete address from ipcomp_scratches

        if (!scratches)
                return;

        for_each_possible_cpu(i)
               vfree(*per_cpu_ptr(scratches, i));
Trying to free non existent page, causing warning: trying to vfree
existent vm area.
        ...
}

Fix this breakage by updating ipcomp_scrtches with NULL when scratches
is freed

Suggested-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: syzbot+5ec9bb042ddfe9644773@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tested-by: syzbot+5ec9bb042ddfe9644773@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Khalid Masum <khalid.masum.92@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v3:
- Update ipcomp_scratches to NULL when freed only
- Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220901040307.4674-1-khalid.masum.92@xxxxxxxxx/

Changes since v2:
- Set ipcomp_scratches to NULL when scratches is freed.
- Update commit message.
- v2 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220831142938.5882-1-khalid.masum.92@xxxxxxxxx/

Changes since v1:
- Instead of altering usercount, update ipcomp_scratches to NULL
- Update commit message.
- v1 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220831014126.6708-1-khalid.masum.92@xxxxxxxxx/

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c
index cb40ff0ff28d..3774d07c5819 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ static void ipcomp_free_scratches(void)
 		vfree(*per_cpu_ptr(scratches, i));
 
 	free_percpu(scratches);
+	ipcomp_scratches = NULL;
 }
 
 static void * __percpu *ipcomp_alloc_scratches(void)