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 <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <[email protected]>
---
 fs/cifs/cifsglob.h | 5 +++--
 fs/cifs/connect.c  | 8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 1a90bb3..bd27f92 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "cifsacl.h"
 #include <crypto/internal/hash.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/cifs/cifs_mount.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB2
 #include "smb2pdu.h"
@@ -978,7 +979,7 @@ struct tcon_link {
 #define TCON_LINK_PENDING      1
 #define TCON_LINK_IN_TREE      2
        unsigned long           tl_time;
-       atomic_t                tl_count;
+       refcount_t              tl_count;
        struct cifs_tcon        *tl_tcon;
 };
 
@@ -996,7 +997,7 @@ static inline struct tcon_link *
 cifs_get_tlink(struct tcon_link *tlink)
 {
        if (tlink && !IS_ERR(tlink))
-               atomic_inc(&tlink->tl_count);
+               refcount_inc(&tlink->tl_count);
        return tlink;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 777ad9f..e0f37ab 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2839,7 +2839,7 @@ cifs_put_tlink(struct tcon_link *tlink)
        if (!tlink || IS_ERR(tlink))
                return;
 
-       if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&tlink->tl_count) ||
+       if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&tlink->tl_count) ||
            test_bit(TCON_LINK_IN_TREE, &tlink->tl_flags)) {
                tlink->tl_time = jiffies;
                return;
@@ -4302,7 +4302,7 @@ cifs_sb_tlink(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
                newtlink->tl_tcon = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
                set_bit(TCON_LINK_PENDING, &newtlink->tl_flags);
                set_bit(TCON_LINK_IN_TREE, &newtlink->tl_flags);
-               cifs_get_tlink(newtlink);
+               refcount_set(&newtlink->tl_count, 1);
 
                spin_lock(&cifs_sb->tlink_tree_lock);
                /* was one inserted after previous search? */
@@ -4380,11 +4380,11 @@ cifs_prune_tlinks(struct work_struct *work)
                tlink = rb_entry(tmp, struct tcon_link, tl_rbnode);
 
                if (test_bit(TCON_LINK_MASTER, &tlink->tl_flags) ||
-                   atomic_read(&tlink->tl_count) != 0 ||
+                   refcount_read(&tlink->tl_count) != 0 ||
                    time_after(tlink->tl_time + TLINK_IDLE_EXPIRE, jiffies))
                        continue;
 
-               cifs_get_tlink(tlink);
+               refcount_set(&tlink->tl_count, 1);
                clear_bit(TCON_LINK_IN_TREE, &tlink->tl_flags);
                rb_erase(tmp, root);
 
-- 
2.7.4

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