net: nexthop: fix percpu use-after-free in remove_nh_grp_entry

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commit b2662e7593 upstream.

When removing a nexthop from a group, remove_nh_grp_entry() publishes
the new group via rcu_assign_pointer() then immediately frees the
removed entry's percpu stats with free_percpu(). However, the
synchronize_net() grace period in the caller remove_nexthop_from_groups()
runs after the free. RCU readers that entered before the publish still
see the old group and can dereference the freed stats via
nh_grp_entry_stats_inc() -> get_cpu_ptr(nhge->stats), causing a
use-after-free on percpu memory.

Fix by deferring the free_percpu() until after synchronize_net() in the
caller. Removed entries are chained via nh_list onto a local deferred
free list. After the grace period completes and all RCU readers have
finished, the percpu stats are safely freed.

Fixes: f4676ea74b ("net: nexthop: Add nexthop group entry stats")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mehul Rao <mehulrao@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260306233821.196789-1-mehulrao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

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Mehul Rao 2026-03-06 18:38:20 -05:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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