From ab97f87325e28b7ef7717e6cb62e8da14a7176e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena Reshetova Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:26:02 +0300 Subject: fsnotify: convert fsnotify_mark.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t 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 fsnotify_mark.refcnt is used as pure reference counter. Convert it to refcount_t and fix up the operations. Suggested-by: Kees Cook Reviewed-by: David Windsor Reviewed-by: Hans Liljestrand Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova Signed-off-by: Jan Kara --- include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'include/linux') diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h index 744e2b9969fc..9bcb43953f4e 100644 --- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h +++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ struct fsnotify_mark { __u32 mask; /* We hold one for presence in g_list. Also one ref for each 'thing' * in kernel that found and may be using this mark. */ - atomic_t refcnt; + refcount_t refcnt; /* Group this mark is for. Set on mark creation, stable until last ref * is dropped */ struct fsnotify_group *group; -- cgit v1.2.3-71-gd317