RE: [PATCH net v8 1/3] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list

From: Tung Quang Nguyen

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 08:57:52 EST


>Hi Tung,
>
>Just following up on the issue. Let me know if you need any help from my side
>with testing or validation.
Could you please verify below patch to see if it fixes all observed issues ?

Signed-off-by: Tung Nguyen <tung.quang.nguyen@xxxxxxxx>
---
net/tipc/core.c | 3 ++
net/tipc/core.h | 4 ++
net/tipc/name_distr.c | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
net/tipc/name_distr.h | 3 +-
net/tipc/name_table.c | 24 +++++++--
net/tipc/net.c | 5 ++
net/tipc/node.c | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
net/tipc/node.h | 1 +
8 files changed, 226 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 315975c3be81..1e1fe78cc4ee 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
tn->trial_addr = 0;
tn->addr_trial_end = 0;
tn->capabilities = TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
+ atomic_set(&tn->node_wq_count, 0);
+ atomic_set(&tn->finalized, 0);
INIT_WORK(&tn->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ static void __net_exit tipc_exit_net(struct net *net)
#ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
tipc_crypto_stop(&tipc_net(net)->crypto_tx);
#endif
+ wait_var_event(&tn->node_wq_count, !atomic_read(&tn->node_wq_count));
wait_var_event(&tn->wq_count, atomic_read(&tn->wq_count) == 0);
}

diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 9ce5f9ff6cc0..be335ce83389 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ struct tipc_net {
struct work_struct work;
/* The numbers of work queues in schedule */
atomic_t wq_count;
+ /* The numbers of works of created nodes in schedule */
+ atomic_t node_wq_count;
+ /* flag to wake up scheduled works of created nodes */
+ atomic_t finalized;
};

static inline struct tipc_net *tipc_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index ba4f4906e13b..e701824bbb2a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *p)
* @pls: linked list of publication items to be packed into buffer chain
* @seqno: sequence number for this message
*/
-static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
- u32 dnode, struct list_head *pls, u16 seqno)
+static int named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
+ u32 dnode, struct list_head *pls, u16 seqno)
{
struct publication *publ;
struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, msg_rem,
dnode);
if (!skb) {
+ __skb_queue_purge(list);
pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
- return;
+ return 1;
}
hdr = buf_msg(skb);
msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
@@ -195,15 +196,16 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
hdr = buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list));
msg_set_last_bulk(hdr);
msg_set_named_seqno(hdr, seqno);
+
+ return 0;
}

/**
- * tipc_named_node_up - tell specified node about all publications by this node
+ * tipc_named_distribute - distribute all publications to specified node
* @net: the associated network namespace
* @dnode: destination node
- * @capabilities: peer node's capabilities
*/
-void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
+static int tipc_named_distribute(struct net *net, u32 dnode)
{
struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
@@ -212,15 +214,86 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)

__skb_queue_head_init(&head);
spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
- if (!(capabilities & TIPC_NAMED_BCAST))
- nt->rc_dests++;
seqno = nt->snd_nxt;
spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);

read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
- named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno);
+ if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
+ read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+ return -ENOBUFS;
+ }
tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tipc_named_node_up - tell specified node about all publications by this node
+ * @net: the associated network namespace
+ * @dnode: destination node
+ * @capabilities: peer node's capabilities
+ */
+int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
+{
+ struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
+ if (!(capabilities & TIPC_NAMED_BCAST))
+ nt->rc_dests++;
+ spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
+
+ read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+ /* 1. tipc_net_finalize_work() is not scheduled because of namespace
+ * teardown.
+ * 2. Or tipc_net_finalize() ---> tipc_nametbl_publish() has failed
+ * to insert node self address publication to nt->cluster_scope
+ * due to memory allocation failure.
+ * 3. Or tipc_net_finalize() ---> tipc_nametbl_publish() has not
+ * executed yet.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(list_empty(&nt->cluster_scope))) {
+ read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+
+ return tipc_named_distribute(net, dnode);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope - distribute all publications to specified node
+ * @net: the associated network namespace
+ * @dnode: destination node
+ */
+int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode)
+{
+ struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
+ bool reinsert = false;
+
+ read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+ if (unlikely(list_empty(&nt->cluster_scope)))
+ reinsert = true;
+ read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+ /* tipc_net_finalize() ---> tipc_nametbl_publish() has failed to insert
+ * node self address publication to nt->cluster_scope due to memory
+ * allocation failure. So, reinsert this publication.
+ */
+ if (reinsert) {
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+ struct tipc_socket_addr sk;
+ struct tipc_uaddr ua;
+
+ sk.ref = 0;
+ sk.node = tn->node_addr;
+ tipc_uaddr(&ua, TIPC_SERVICE_RANGE, TIPC_CLUSTER_SCOPE,
+ TIPC_NODE_STATE, tn->node_addr, tn->node_addr);
+ if (!tipc_nametbl_publish(net, &ua, &sk, tn->node_addr))
+ return -ENOBUFS;
+ }
+
+ return tipc_named_distribute(net, dnode);
}

/**
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.h b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
index c677f6f082df..cadf4e8c3e66 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.h
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ struct distr_item {

struct sk_buff *tipc_named_publish(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
-void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
+int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
+int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode);
void tipc_named_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *namedq,
u16 *rcv_nxt, bool *open);
void tipc_named_reinit(struct net *net);
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 253c72d1366e..d44d65fa524e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ struct publication *tipc_nametbl_publish(struct net *net, struct tipc_uaddr *ua,
struct tipc_socket_addr *sk, u32 key)
{
struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
+ u32 max_user_pub = TIPC_MAX_PUBL - 1;
struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
struct publication *p = NULL;
struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
@@ -770,14 +771,26 @@ struct publication *tipc_nametbl_publish(struct net *net, struct tipc_uaddr *ua,

spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);

- if (nt->local_publ_count >= TIPC_MAX_PUBL) {
- pr_warn("Bind failed, max limit %u reached\n", TIPC_MAX_PUBL);
+ /* Reserve one entry for node state service type because it has cluster
+ * scope and it is distributed in bulk. So, the maximum number of user's
+ * publications is (TIPC_MAX_PUBL - 1).
+ */
+ if (nt->local_publ_count >= max_user_pub) {
+ pr_warn("Bind failed, max limit %u reached\n", max_user_pub);
goto exit;
}

p = tipc_nametbl_insert_publ(net, ua, sk, key);
if (p) {
- nt->local_publ_count++;
+ /* Not count node state, link state and topology server types
+ * so that maximum nt->local_publ_count does not prevent
+ * protocol service types from being inserted to the name
+ * table.
+ */
+ if (ua->sr.type != TIPC_NODE_STATE &&
+ ua->sr.type != TIPC_LINK_STATE &&
+ ua->sr.type != TIPC_TOP_SRV)
+ nt->local_publ_count++;
skb = tipc_named_publish(net, p);
}
rc_dests = nt->rc_dests;
@@ -810,7 +823,10 @@ void tipc_nametbl_withdraw(struct net *net, struct tipc_uaddr *ua,

p = tipc_nametbl_remove_publ(net, ua, sk, key);
if (p) {
- nt->local_publ_count--;
+ if (p->sr.type != TIPC_NODE_STATE &&
+ p->sr.type != TIPC_LINK_STATE &&
+ p->sr.type != TIPC_TOP_SRV)
+ nt->local_publ_count--;
skb = tipc_named_withdraw(net, p);
list_del_init(&p->binding_sock);
kfree_rcu(p, rcu);
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 7e65d0b0c4a8..75ac4e3cd01a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
tipc_sk_reinit(net);
tipc_mon_reinit_self(net);
tipc_nametbl_publish(net, &ua, &sk, addr);
+ atomic_set(&tn->finalized, 1);
+ /* Wake up nodes waiting for distributing bulk of publications
+ * if applicable.
+ */
+ tipc_node_wakeup(net);
}

void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 8e4ef2630ae4..cbe398f888b9 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ struct tipc_bclink_entry {
* @peer_net: peer's net namespace
* @peer_hash_mix: hash for this peer (FIXME)
* @crypto_rx: RX crypto handler
+ * @work: work item for bulk distribution of cluster scope publications
+ * @work_scheduled: flag to indicate the work has been scheduled
+ * @finalized: flag to wake up scheduled work
*/
struct tipc_node {
u32 addr;
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ struct tipc_node {
#ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
struct tipc_crypto *crypto_rx;
#endif
+ struct work_struct work;
+ atomic_t work_scheduled;
+ atomic_t finalized;
};

/* Node FSM states and events:
@@ -393,6 +399,62 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock_fast(struct tipc_node *n)
write_unlock_bh(&n->lock);
}

+static void tipc_node_down(struct tipc_node *n)
+{
+ u32 bearer_id, bearer_cnt;
+
+ tipc_node_read_lock(n);
+ bearer_cnt = n->link_cnt;
+ tipc_node_read_unlock(n);
+ for (bearer_id = 0; bearer_id < bearer_cnt; bearer_id++)
+ tipc_node_link_down(n, bearer_id, false);
+}
+
+static void tipc_node_dist_bulk(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct tipc_node *node = container_of(work, struct tipc_node, work);
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(node->net);
+
+ wait_var_event(&node->finalized, atomic_read(&node->finalized));
+
+ /* node is down */
+ if (!atomic_read(&node->work_scheduled))
+ goto exit;
+
+ /* Stop waking up work in tipc_node_timeout() */
+ atomic_set(&node->work_scheduled, 0);
+
+ if (tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(node->net, node->addr) < 0)
+ tipc_node_down(node);
+
+exit:
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(&tn->node_wq_count))
+ wake_up_var(&tn->node_wq_count);
+
+ tipc_node_put(node);
+}
+
+static void tipc_node_cancel_work(struct tipc_node *node)
+{
+ if (atomic_read(&node->work_scheduled)) {
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(node->net);
+
+ /* Wake up scheduled work if it is waiting. */
+ if (!atomic_read(&node->finalized)) {
+ atomic_set(&node->work_scheduled, 0);
+ atomic_set(&node->finalized, 1);
+ wake_up_var(&node->finalized);
+ }
+
+ /* Work is pending */
+ if (cancel_work(&node->work)) {
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(&tn->node_wq_count))
+ wake_up_var(&tn->node_wq_count);
+ tipc_node_put(node);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
__releases(n->lock)
{
@@ -421,11 +483,30 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)

write_unlock_bh(&n->lock);

- if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN)
+ if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN) {
tipc_publ_notify(net, publ_list, node, n->capabilities);
-
- if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP)
- tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
+ tipc_node_cancel_work(n);
+ }
+
+ if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP) {
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+ int rc = 0;
+
+ rc = tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
+ /* Defer bulk distribution to work queue */
+ if (rc > 0) {
+ atomic_set(&n->work_scheduled, 1);
+ atomic_inc(&tn->node_wq_count);
+ tipc_node_get(n);
+ if (!schedule_work(&n->work))
+ tipc_node_put(n);
+ } else if (rc < 0) {
+ /* Bring the node down to start over bulk distribution
+ * when the first link is up again.
+ */
+ tipc_node_down(n);
+ }
+ }

if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_UP) {
tipc_mon_peer_up(net, node, bearer_id);
@@ -564,6 +645,9 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr, u8 *peer_id,
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->list);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->publ_list);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->conn_sks);
+ INIT_WORK(&n->work, tipc_node_dist_bulk);
+ atomic_set(&n->work_scheduled, 0);
+ atomic_set(&n->finalized, 0);
skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.namedq);
skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.inputq1);
__skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.arrvq);
@@ -653,6 +737,21 @@ void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net)
spin_unlock_bh(&tn->node_list_lock);
}

+void tipc_node_wakeup(struct net *net)
+{
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+ struct tipc_node *node;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(node, &tn->node_list, list) {
+ if (atomic_read(&node->work_scheduled)) {
+ atomic_set(&node->finalized, 1);
+ wake_up_var(&node->finalized);
+ }
+ }
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
void tipc_node_subscribe(struct net *net, struct list_head *subscr, u32 addr)
{
struct tipc_node *n;
@@ -801,6 +900,7 @@ static bool tipc_node_cleanup(struct tipc_node *peer)
static void tipc_node_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
{
struct tipc_node *n = timer_container_of(n, t, timer);
+ struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(n->net);
struct tipc_link_entry *le;
struct sk_buff_head xmitq;
int remains = n->link_cnt;
@@ -814,6 +914,11 @@ static void tipc_node_timeout(struct timer_list *t)
return;
}

+ if (atomic_read(&tn->finalized) && atomic_read(&n->work_scheduled)) {
+ atomic_set(&n->finalized, 1);
+ wake_up_var(&n->finalized);
+ }
+
#ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
/* Take any crypto key related actions first */
tipc_crypto_timeout(n->crypto_rx);
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.h b/net/tipc/node.h
index 154a5bbb0d29..c7bc3bc05328 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.h
+++ b/net/tipc/node.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum {
#define INVALID_BEARER_ID -1

void tipc_node_stop(struct net *net);
+void tipc_node_wakeup(struct net *net);
bool tipc_node_get_id(struct net *net, u32 addr, u8 *id);
u32 tipc_node_get_addr(struct tipc_node *node);
char *tipc_node_get_id_str(struct tipc_node *node);
--
2.43.0