Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Elena Reshetova <> | Subject | [PATCH 2/3] ipc: convert sem_undo_list.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t | Date | Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:29:48 +0200 |
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refcount_t type and corresponding API should be used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free situations.
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com> --- ipc/sem.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c index e468cd1..9063ffa 100644 --- a/ipc/sem.c +++ b/ipc/sem.c @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct sem_undo { * that may be shared among all a CLONE_SYSVSEM task group. */ struct sem_undo_list { - atomic_t refcnt; + refcount_t refcnt; spinlock_t lock; struct list_head list_proc; }; @@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ static inline int get_undo_list(struct sem_undo_list **undo_listp) if (undo_list == NULL) return -ENOMEM; spin_lock_init(&undo_list->lock); - atomic_set(&undo_list->refcnt, 1); + refcount_set(&undo_list->refcnt, 1); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&undo_list->list_proc); current->sysvsem.undo_list = undo_list; @@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ int copy_semundo(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk) error = get_undo_list(&undo_list); if (error) return error; - atomic_inc(&undo_list->refcnt); + refcount_inc(&undo_list->refcnt); tsk->sysvsem.undo_list = undo_list; } else tsk->sysvsem.undo_list = NULL; @@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ void exit_sem(struct task_struct *tsk) return; tsk->sysvsem.undo_list = NULL; - if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ulp->refcnt)) + if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ulp->refcnt)) return; for (;;) { -- 2.7.4
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