net: convert sock.sk_wmem_alloc 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 <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 05030ad..8ced52e 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
}
WARN_ON(atomic_read(&sk->sk_rmem_alloc));
- WARN_ON(atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc));
+ WARN_ON(refcount_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc));
WARN_ON(nlk_sk(sk)->groups);
}