net/mlx5: E-Switch: fix use-after-free in mlx5_eswitch_termtbl_put

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In mlx5_eswitch_termtbl_put(), the zero-ref cleanup check reads
tt->ref_count after termtbl_mutex has been released.  Two concurrent
callers on the same mlx5_termtbl_handle race: one decrements ref_count
to zero, removes the hash entry, and calls kfree(tt) while the other
has already dropped the mutex and is about to evaluate
if (!tt->ref_count), producing a use-after-free.

Fix this by capturing the result of the decrement into a stack-local
last variable before dropping the mutex.  The cleanup decision is now
made entirely under termtbl_mutex, and tt is not touched after
kfree.

Fixes: 10caabdaad ("net/mlx5e: Use termination table for VLAN push actions")
Signed-off-by: Yael Chemla <ychemla@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260902193514.3668880-1-tariqt@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

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Yael Chemla 2026-09-02 22:35:14 +03:00 • committed by Jakub Kicinski

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drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads_termtbl.c

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