Re: [PATCH net v3 1/3] sctp: Hold RCU read lock while iterating over address list

[Simon Horman]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 05:12:26PM +0100, Stefan Wiehler wrote:
> With CONFIG_PROVE_RCU_LIST=y and by executing
> 
>   $ netcat -l --sctp &
>   $ netcat --sctp localhost &
>   $ ss --sctp
> 
> one can trigger the following Lockdep-RCU splat(s):

...

> diff --git a/net/sctp/diag.c b/net/sctp/diag.c
> index 996c2018f0e6..1a8761f87bf1 100644
> --- a/net/sctp/diag.c
> +++ b/net/sctp/diag.c
> @@ -73,19 +73,23 @@ static int inet_diag_msg_sctpladdrs_fill(struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	struct nlattr *attr;
>  	void *info = NULL;
>  
> +	rcu_read_lock();
>  	list_for_each_entry_rcu(laddr, address_list, list)
>  		addrcnt++;
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>  
>  	attr = nla_reserve(skb, INET_DIAG_LOCALS, addrlen * addrcnt);
>  	if (!attr)
>  		return -EMSGSIZE;
>  
>  	info = nla_data(attr);

Hi Stefan,

If the number of entries in list increases while rcu_read_lock is not held,
between when addrcnt is calculated and when info is written, then can an
overrun occur while writing info?

> +	rcu_read_lock();
>  	list_for_each_entry_rcu(laddr, address_list, list) {
>  		memcpy(info, &laddr->a, sizeof(laddr->a));
>  		memset(info + sizeof(laddr->a), 0, addrlen - sizeof(laddr->a));
>  		info += addrlen;
>  	}
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.51.0
>