[PATCH REPOST net] amt: fix use-after-free in AMT delayed works
From: Shihuang Liu
Date: Wed Jul 22 2026 - 07:44:18 EST
When an AMT device is removed, pending delayed works can still access
the freed amt_dev structure, which may result in kernel crashes or
memory corruption.
amt_dev_stop() cancels req_wq and discovery_wq with
cancel_delayed_work_sync(), but these works can be scheduled again
from event_wq after the cancellation. This allows delayed works to
access the freed amt_dev structure after the netdev has been released.
The following is a simple race scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
amt_dev_stop()
cancel_delayed_work_sync()
amt_event_work()
mod_delayed_work(req_wq)
free netdev
req_wq accesses freed amt_dev
Use disable_delayed_work_sync() in amt_dev_stop() to prevent req_wq and
discovery_wq from being queued again and wait for running work items
to complete.
The delayed works are disabled after initialization in
amt_newlink() and enabled only when the device is successfully opened.
This keeps the delayed work lifecycle synchronized with the lifetime
of the AMT device.
Fixes: cbc21dc1cfe9 ("amt: add data plane of amt interface")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Shihuang Liu <shlomojune6@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Repost:
- Explicitly target the net tree.
- Add Reviewed-by from Simon Horman.
Previous submission:
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260714072705.129262-1-shlomojune6@xxxxxxxxx/
drivers/net/amt.c | 14 +++++++++++---
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/amt.c b/drivers/net/amt.c
index 951dd10e192b..7eb871b9b7e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/amt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/amt.c
@@ -2995,9 +2995,15 @@ static int amt_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
amt->event_idx = 0;
amt->nr_events = 0;
+ enable_delayed_work(&amt->discovery_wq);
+ enable_delayed_work(&amt->req_wq);
+
err = amt_socket_create(amt);
- if (err)
+ if (err) {
+ disable_delayed_work(&amt->req_wq);
+ disable_delayed_work(&amt->discovery_wq);
return err;
+ }
amt->req_cnt = 0;
amt->remote_ip = 0;
@@ -3023,8 +3029,8 @@ static int amt_dev_stop(struct net_device *dev)
struct sock *sk;
int i;
- cancel_delayed_work_sync(&amt->req_wq);
- cancel_delayed_work_sync(&amt->discovery_wq);
+ disable_delayed_work_sync(&amt->req_wq);
+ disable_delayed_work_sync(&amt->discovery_wq);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&amt->secret_wq);
/* shutdown */
@@ -3278,6 +3284,8 @@ static int amt_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&amt->req_wq, amt_req_work);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&amt->secret_wq, amt_secret_work);
INIT_WORK(&amt->event_wq, amt_event_work);
+ disable_delayed_work(&amt->req_wq);
+ disable_delayed_work(&amt->discovery_wq);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&amt->tunnel_list);
return 0;
err:
base-commit: ba712ecfd942b68b21a4b0a5daaf72f6616cc66d
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2.43.0