[PATCH 1/2] smb: client: fill cache fields after populating cache in copy_ref_data()
From: Fredric Cover
Date: Wed Aug 26 2026 - 15:12:26 EST
In copy_ref_data(), struct cache_entry *ce has its fields populated
at the beginning of the function. Later, if alloc_target fails with
an ERR_PTR, free_tgts() is called on the cache, leaving the cache
metadata populated without any targets. Critically, this extends
ce->etime, making the cache appear valid for longer without any
targets.
Also, free_tgts() does not set ce->numtgts to zero. On error, when
the cache is freed, ce->numtgts is not zeroed, and other cache users
may attempt to access nonexistent entries.
Update fields after copying targets to prevent partial-state updates.
Set ce->numtgts to zero at the end of free_tgts().
Signed-off-by: Fredric Cover <fredric.cover.lkernel@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
index 86dba25b7a5a..b0388c460499 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static inline void free_tgts(struct cache_entry *ce)
kfree(t);
}
+ ce->numtgts = 0;
WRITE_ONCE(ce->tgthint, NULL);
}
@@ -388,13 +389,6 @@ static int copy_ref_data(const struct dfs_info3_param *refs, int numrefs,
struct cache_dfs_tgt *target;
int i;
- ce->ttl = max_t(int, refs[0].ttl, CACHE_MIN_TTL);
- ce->etime = get_expire_time(ce->ttl);
- ce->srvtype = refs[0].server_type;
- ce->hdr_flags = refs[0].flags;
- ce->ref_flags = refs[0].ref_flag;
- ce->path_consumed = refs[0].path_consumed;
-
for (i = 0; i < numrefs; i++) {
struct cache_dfs_tgt *t;
@@ -409,12 +403,19 @@ static int copy_ref_data(const struct dfs_info3_param *refs, int numrefs,
} else {
list_add_tail(&t->list, &ce->tlist);
}
- ce->numtgts++;
}
target = list_first_entry_or_null(&ce->tlist, struct cache_dfs_tgt,
list);
+
WRITE_ONCE(ce->tgthint, target);
+ ce->ttl = max_t(int, refs[0].ttl, CACHE_MIN_TTL);
+ ce->etime = get_expire_time(ce->ttl);
+ ce->srvtype = refs[0].server_type;
+ ce->hdr_flags = refs[0].flags;
+ ce->ref_flags = refs[0].ref_flag;
+ ce->path_consumed = refs[0].path_consumed;
+ ce->numtgts = numrefs;
return 0;
}
--
2.53.0