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Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in unix_dgram_sendmsg

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From: Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:37:27 +0000

> The unix_dgram_sendmsg routine use the following test
> 
> if (unlikely(unix_peer(other) != sk && unix_recvq_full(other))) {
> 
> to determine if sk and other are in an n:1 association (either
> established via connect or by using sendto to send messages to an
> unrelated socket identified by address). This isn't correct as the
> specified address could have been bound to the sending socket itself or
> because this socket could have been connected to itself by the time of
> the unix_peer_get but disconnected before the unix_state_lock(other). In
> both cases, the if-block would be entered despite other == sk which
> might either block the sender unintentionally or lead to trying to unlock
> the same spin lock twice for a non-blocking send. Add a other != sk
> check to guard against this.
> 
> Fixes: 7d267278a9ec ("unix: avoid use-after-free in ep_remove_wait_queue")
> Reported-By: Philipp Hahn <pmhahn@pmhahn.de>
> Signed-off-by: Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com>

Also applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.

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  Re: Bug 4.1.16: self-detected stall in net/unix/? Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-11 17:00 +0100
    Re: Bug 4.1.16: self-detected stall in net/unix/? Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-02-11 18:10 +0100
      Re: Bug 4.1.16: self-detected stall in net/unix/? Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-11 18:50 +0100
        Re: Bug 4.1.16: self-detected stall in net/unix/? Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-11 19:00 +0100
        Re: Bug 4.1.16: self-detected stall in net/unix/? Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-11 19:40 +0100
          [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in unix_dgram_sendmsg Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-11 20:40 +0100
            Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in  unix_dgram_sendmsg Philipp Hahn <pmhahn@pmhahn.de> - 2016-02-12 10:20 +0100
              Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in unix_dgram_sendmsg Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-12 14:30 +0100
                Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in  unix_dgram_sendmsg Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-02-12 21:00 +0100
                Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in unix_dgram_sendmsg Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-12 21:20 +0100
                Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in  unix_dgram_sendmsg Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2016-02-12 21:50 +0100
                Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in unix_dgram_sendmsg Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mobileactivedefense.com> - 2016-02-12 22:10 +0100
            Re: [PATCH net] af_unix: Guard against other == sk in  unix_dgram_sendmsg David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-02-16 19:00 +0100

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