RDMA/core: fix refcount bug in iwpm_get_nlmsg_request()

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iwpm_get_nlmsg_request() initializes refcount _after_ list_add_tail()
making it accessible to global list where another CPU can kref_get()
on nlmsg_request causing a refcount "addition on 0" bug. Fix this
by initializing kref _before_ list_add_tail() so refcount for
nlmsg_request can be incremented/decremented normally. In addition,
also initialize every field before list_add_tail().

Reported-by: syzbot+bd317784d628820741b5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=bd317784d628820741b5
Fixes: 30dc5e63d6 ("RDMA/core: Add support for iWARP Port Mapper user space service")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jeffin Philip <jeffinphilip14@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260904131437.12917-1-jeffinphilip14@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>

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Jeffin Philip 2026-09-04 18:44:37 +05:30 • committed by Leon Romanovsky

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drivers/infiniband/core/iwpm_util.c

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