From 53869cebce4bc53f71a080e7830600d4ae1ab712 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Reshetova, Elena" Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:07:57 +0300 Subject: net: convert nf_bridge_info.use 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 Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: David Windsor Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- include/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'include/net') diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.h b/include/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.h index 0b0c35c37125..925524ede6c8 100644 --- a/include/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.h +++ b/include/net/netfilter/br_netfilter.h @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static inline struct nf_bridge_info *nf_bridge_alloc(struct sk_buff *skb) skb->nf_bridge = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nf_bridge_info), GFP_ATOMIC); if (likely(skb->nf_bridge)) - atomic_set(&(skb->nf_bridge->use), 1); + refcount_set(&(skb->nf_bridge->use), 1); return skb->nf_bridge; } -- cgit v1.2.3