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ipv6: addrconf: fix dev refcont leak when DAD failed

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In general, when DAD detected IPv6 duplicate address, ifp->state
will be set to INET6_IFADDR_STATE_ERRDAD and DAD is stopped by a
delayed work, the call tree should be like this:

ndisc_recv_ns
  -> addrconf_dad_failure        <- missing ifp put
     -> addrconf_mod_dad_work
       -> schedule addrconf_dad_work()
         -> addrconf_dad_stop()  <- missing ifp hold before call it

addrconf_dad_failure() called with ifp refcont holding but not put.
addrconf_dad_work() call addrconf_dad_stop() without extra holding
refcount. This will not cause any issue normally.

But the race between addrconf_dad_failure() and addrconf_dad_work()
may cause ifp refcount leak and netdevice can not be unregister,
dmesg show the following messages:

IPv6: eth0: IPv6 duplicate address fe80::XX:XXXX:XXXX:XX detected!
...
unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 1

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: c15b1ccadb ("ipv6: move DAD and addrconf_verify processing
to workqueue")
Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Wei Yongjun 2016-09-05 16:06:31 +08:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 9d13744bb7
commit 751eb6b604
1 changed files with 2 additions and 0 deletions
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net/ipv6/addrconf.c
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@ -1948,6 +1948,7 @@ errdad:
spin_unlock_bh(&ifp->lock);
addrconf_mod_dad_work(ifp, 0);
in6_ifa_put(ifp);
}
/* Join to solicited addr multicast group.
@ -3857,6 +3858,7 @@ static void addrconf_dad_work(struct work_struct *w)
addrconf_dad_begin(ifp);
goto out;
} else if (action == DAD_ABORT) {
in6_ifa_hold(ifp);
addrconf_dad_stop(ifp, 1);
if (disable_ipv6)
addrconf_ifdown(idev->dev, 0);