[PATCH net-next] net: kcm: Fix race condition in kcm_unattach()

From: Sven Stegemann
Date: Sat Aug 09 2025 - 02:45:39 EST


syzbot found a race condition when kcm_unattach(psock)
and kcm_release(kcm) are executed at the same time.

kcm_unattach is missing a check of the flag
kcm->tx_stopped before calling queue_work().

If the kcm has a reserved psock, kcm_unattach() might get executed
between cancel_work_sync() and unreserve_psock() in kcm_release(),
requeuing kcm->tx_work right before kcm gets freed in kcm_done().

Remove kcm->tx_stopped and replace it by the less
error-prone disable_work().

Fixes: ab7ac4eb9832 ("kcm: Kernel Connection Multiplexor module")
Reported-by: syzbot+e62c9db591c30e174662@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=e62c9db591c30e174662
Reported-by: syzbot+d199b52665b6c3069b94@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d199b52665b6c3069b94
Signed-off-by: Sven Stegemann <sven@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/kcm.h | 1 -
net/kcm/kcmsock.c | 9 ++-------
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/kcm.h b/include/net/kcm.h
index 441e993be634..d9c35e71ecea 100644
--- a/include/net/kcm.h
+++ b/include/net/kcm.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ struct kcm_sock {
struct list_head wait_psock_list;
struct sk_buff *seq_skb;
struct mutex tx_mutex;
- u32 tx_stopped : 1;

/* Don't use bit fields here, these are set under different locks */
bool tx_wait;
diff --git a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
index a4971e6fa943..2f66b5279f2a 100644
--- a/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
+++ b/net/kcm/kcmsock.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void psock_write_space(struct sock *sk)

/* Check if the socket is reserved so someone is waiting for sending. */
kcm = psock->tx_kcm;
- if (kcm && !unlikely(kcm->tx_stopped))
+ if (kcm)
queue_work(kcm_wq, &kcm->tx_work);

spin_unlock_bh(&mux->lock);
@@ -1693,12 +1693,6 @@ static int kcm_release(struct socket *sock)
*/
__skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_write_queue);

- /* Set tx_stopped. This is checked when psock is bound to a kcm and we
- * get a writespace callback. This prevents further work being queued
- * from the callback (unbinding the psock occurs after canceling work.
- */
- kcm->tx_stopped = 1;
-
release_sock(sk);

spin_lock_bh(&mux->lock);
@@ -1714,6 +1708,7 @@ static int kcm_release(struct socket *sock)
/* Cancel work. After this point there should be no outside references
* to the kcm socket.
*/
+ disable_work(&kcm->tx_work);
cancel_work_sync(&kcm->tx_work);

lock_sock(sk);
--
2.50.1