mac80211: fix non RCU-safe sta_list manipulation sta_info_cleanup locks the sta_list using rcu_read_lock however the delete operation isn't rcu safe. A race between sta_info_cleanup timer being called and a STA being removed can occur which leads to a panic while traversing sta_list. Fix this by switching to the RCU-safe versions. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Eyal Shapira <eyal@wizery.com> Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c index f5b1638..de455f8 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c +++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ /* make the station visible */ sta_info_hash_add(local, sta); - list_add(&sta->list, &local->sta_list); + list_add_rcu(&sta->list, &local->sta_list); set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_INSERTED); @@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ if (ret) return ret; - list_del(&sta->list); + list_del_rcu(&sta->list); mutex_lock(&local->key_mtx); for (i = 0; i < NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS; i++)