atomic_t variables are currently used to implement reference counters with the following properties: - counter is initialized to 1 using atomic_set() - a resource is freed upon counter reaching zero - once counter reaches zero, its further increments aren't allowed - counter schema uses basic atomic operations (set, inc, inc_not_zero, dec_and_test, etc.)
Such atomic variables should be converted to a newly provided refcount_t type and API that prevents accidental counter overflows and underflows. This is important since overflows and underflows can lead to use-after-free situation and be exploitable. The variable nfs4_cntl_odstate.co_odcount is used as pure reference counter. Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations. Suggested-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: David Windsor <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <[email protected]> --- fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c | 6 +++--- fs/nfsd/state.h | 2 +- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c index d356b87..fb61d79 100644 --- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c @@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ alloc_clnt_odstate(struct nfs4_client *clp) co = kmem_cache_zalloc(odstate_slab, GFP_KERNEL); if (co) { co->co_client = clp; - atomic_set(&co->co_odcount, 1); + refcount_set(&co->co_odcount, 1); } return co; } @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static inline void get_clnt_odstate(struct nfs4_clnt_odstate *co) { if (co) - atomic_inc(&co->co_odcount); + refcount_inc(&co->co_odcount); } static void @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ put_clnt_odstate(struct nfs4_clnt_odstate *co) return; fp = co->co_file; - if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&co->co_odcount, &fp->fi_lock)) { + if (refcount_dec_and_lock(&co->co_odcount, &fp->fi_lock)) { list_del(&co->co_perfile); spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock); diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h index f927aa4..58eb5f4 100644 --- a/fs/nfsd/state.h +++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ struct nfs4_clnt_odstate { struct nfs4_client *co_client; struct nfs4_file *co_file; struct list_head co_perfile; - atomic_t co_odcount; + refcount_t co_odcount; }; /* -- 2.7.4
