net, ipv4: convert fib_info.fib_clntref from atomic_t to refcount_t
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>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
index d56659e..64668c6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_trie.c
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@
}
if (!(fib_flags & FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF))
- atomic_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
+ refcount_inc(&fi->fib_clntref);
res->prefix = htonl(n->key);
res->prefixlen = KEYLENGTH - fa->fa_slen;