Re: [PATCH] tipc: fix RCU dereference race in tipc_aead_users_dec()
From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Mon Feb 02 2026 - 20:49:06 EST
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:21:28 -0800 Daniel Hodges wrote:
> tipc_aead_users_dec() calls rcu_dereference(aead) twice: once to store
> in 'tmp' for the NULL check, and again inside the atomic_add_unless()
> call.
>
> Use the already-dereferenced 'tmp' pointer consistently, matching the
> correct pattern used in tipc_aead_users_inc() and tipc_aead_users_set().
>
> Fixes: fc1b6d6de220 ("tipc: introduce TIPC encryption & authentication")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Hodges <hodgesd@xxxxxxxx>
Somehow this didn't reach patchwork, please resend, and while you do
that please remove the empty line between cc stable and you sob.