net, sctp: convert sctp_auth_bytes.refcnt 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/include/net/sctp/auth.h b/include/net/sctp/auth.h
index 171244b..e5c57d0 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/auth.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/auth.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
#define __sctp_auth_h__
#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
struct sctp_endpoint;
struct sctp_association;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ struct sctp_hmac {
* over SCTP-AUTH
*/
struct sctp_auth_bytes {
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
__u32 len;
__u8 data[];
};
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ static inline void sctp_auth_key_hold(struct sctp_auth_bytes *key)
if (!key)
return;
- atomic_inc(&key->refcnt);
+ refcount_inc(&key->refcnt);
}
void sctp_auth_key_put(struct sctp_auth_bytes *key);