Re: [PATCH net-next v3 7/9] net: inet6: do not leave a dangling sk pointer in inet6_create()

From: Kuniyuki Iwashima
Date: Mon Oct 14 2024 - 17:39:11 EST


From: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:38:06 +0100
> sock_init_data() attaches the allocated sk pointer to the provided sock
> object. If inet6_create() fails later, the sk object is released, but the
> sock object retains the dangling sk pointer, which may cause use-after-free
> later.
>
> Clear the sock sk pointer on error.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ignat Korchagin <ignat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@xxxxxxxxxx>