net, ipv6: convert inet6_dev.refcnt 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/include/net/if_inet6.h b/include/net/if_inet6.h
index f656f90..e7a17b2 100644
--- a/include/net/if_inet6.h
+++ b/include/net/if_inet6.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <net/snmp.h>
#include <linux/ipv6.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
/* inet6_dev.if_flags */
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ struct inet6_dev {
struct ifacaddr6 *ac_list;
rwlock_t lock;
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
__u32 if_flags;
int dead;