Re: [PATCH net v3] ppp: defer channel free to an RCU grace period to fix pppol2tp RX UAF
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 07:47:57 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Mon, 6 Jul 2026 11:01:59 +0200 you wrote:
> pppol2tp_recv() runs in the L2TP UDP-encap softirq RX path:
>
> l2tp_udp_encap_recv() -> l2tp_recv_common() -> pppol2tp_recv()
> -> ppp_input(&po->chan)
>
> It runs under rcu_read_lock() holding only an l2tp_session reference and
> takes NO reference on the internal PPP channel (struct channel,
> chan->ppp) that ppp_input() dereferences.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net,v3] ppp: defer channel free to an RCU grace period to fix pppol2tp RX UAF
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/ec4215683e47
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