[v2 PATCH 1/2] crypto: algif_hash - Fix race condition in hash_check_key

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Fri Jan 15 2016 - 09:01:17 EST


We need to lock the child socket in hash_check_key as otherwise
two simultaneous calls can cause the parent socket to be freed.

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/crypto/algif_hash.c b/crypto/algif_hash.c
index 46637be..0557e62 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_hash.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_hash.c
@@ -242,22 +242,23 @@ static struct proto_ops algif_hash_ops = {

static int hash_check_key(struct socket *sock)
{
- int err;
+ int err = 0;
struct sock *psk;
struct alg_sock *pask;
struct algif_hash_tfm *tfm;
struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
struct alg_sock *ask = alg_sk(sk);

+ lock_sock(sk);
if (ask->refcnt)
- return 0;
+ goto unlock_child;

psk = ask->parent;
pask = alg_sk(ask->parent);
tfm = pask->private;

err = -ENOKEY;
- lock_sock(psk);
+ lock_sock_nested(psk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
if (!tfm->has_key)
goto unlock;

@@ -271,6 +272,8 @@ static int hash_check_key(struct socket *sock)

unlock:
release_sock(psk);
+unlock_child:
+ release_sock(sk);

return err;
}
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Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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