linux/net/mptcp
Eric Dumazet 99908e2d60 mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work()
commit 035bca3f01 upstream.

syzbot reported use-after-free in mptcp_schedule_work() [1]

Issue here is that mptcp_schedule_work() schedules a work,
then gets a refcount on sk->sk_refcnt if the work was scheduled.
This refcount will be released by mptcp_worker().

[A] if (schedule_work(...)) {
[B]     sock_hold(sk);
        return true;
    }

Problem is that mptcp_worker() can run immediately and complete before [B]

We need instead :

    sock_hold(sk);
    if (schedule_work(...))
        return true;
    sock_put(sk);

[1]
refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.
 WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 29 at lib/refcount.c:25 refcount_warn_saturate+0xfa/0x1d0 lib/refcount.c:25
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __refcount_add include/linux/refcount.h:-1 [inline]
  __refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:366 [inline]
  refcount_inc include/linux/refcount.h:383 [inline]
  sock_hold include/net/sock.h:816 [inline]
  mptcp_schedule_work+0x164/0x1a0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:943
  mptcp_tout_timer+0x21/0xa0 net/mptcp/protocol.c:2316
  call_timer_fn+0x17e/0x5f0 kernel/time/timer.c:1747
  expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1798 [inline]
  __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2372 [inline]
  __run_timer_base+0x648/0x970 kernel/time/timer.c:2384
  run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2393 [inline]
  run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x180 kernel/time/timer.c:2403
  handle_softirqs+0x22f/0x710 kernel/softirq.c:622
  __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]
  run_ktimerd+0xcf/0x190 kernel/softirq.c:1138
  smpboot_thread_fn+0x542/0xa60 kernel/smpboot.c:160
  kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
  ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 3b1d6210a9 ("mptcp: implement and use MPTCP-level retransmission")
Reported-by: syzbot+355158e7e301548a1424@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/6915b46f.050a0220.3565dc.0028.GAE@google.com/T/#u
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251113103924.3737425-1-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
History 2025-12-07 06:09:31 +09:00
..
crypto.c kunit: mptcp: adhere to KUNIT formatting standard 2021-04-16 17:10:40 -07:00
crypto_test.c mptcp: move crypto test to KUNIT 2020-06-26 16:21:39 -07:00
ctrl.c mptcp: faster active backup recovery 2021-08-14 11:37:25 +01:00
diag.c mptcp: correct MPTCP_SUBFLOW_ATTR_SSN_OFFSET reserved size 2024-09-04 13:23:19 +02:00
Kconfig kunit: mptcp: adhere to KUNIT formatting standard 2021-04-16 17:10:40 -07:00
Makefile kunit: mptcp: adhere to KUNIT formatting standard 2021-04-16 17:10:40 -07:00
mib.c mptcp: prevent MPC handshake on port-based signal endpoints 2024-10-22 15:40:47 +02:00
mib.h mptcp: prevent MPC handshake on port-based signal endpoints 2024-10-22 15:40:47 +02:00
mptcp_diag.c net: inet: Retire port only listening_hash 2023-11-28 16:56:22 +00:00
options.c mptcp: fix error mibs accounting 2025-08-28 16:24:33 +02:00
pm.c mptcp: pm: in-kernel: usable client side with C-flag 2025-10-19 16:21:55 +02:00
pm_netlink.c mptcp: pm: in-kernel: C-flag: handle late ADD_ADDR 2025-12-07 06:09:29 +09:00
protocol.c mptcp: fix race condition in mptcp_schedule_work() 2025-12-07 06:09:31 +09:00
protocol.h mptcp: pm: in-kernel: usable client side with C-flag 2025-10-19 16:21:55 +02:00
sockopt.c mptcp: sockopt: make sync_socket_options propagate SOCK_KEEPOPEN 2025-10-02 13:39:01 +02:00
subflow.c mptcp: set remote_deny_join_id0 on SYN recv 2025-10-02 13:39:09 +02:00
syncookies.c mptcp: don't return sockets in foreign netns 2021-09-24 10:51:36 +01:00
token.c mptcp: don't return sockets in foreign netns 2021-09-24 10:51:36 +01:00
token_test.c mptcp: don't return sockets in foreign netns 2021-09-24 10:51:36 +01:00