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ipv6: prevent possible UaF in addrconf_permanent_addr()
authorPaolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:52:57 +0000 (10:52 +0100)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:25:10 +0000 (17:25 -0700)
commitfd63f185979b047fb22a0dfc6bd94d0cab6a6a70
tree03ed1425ca80db15eb3439070518716e50d63006
parentdc9e9d61e301c087bcd990dbf2fa18ad3e2e1429
ipv6: prevent possible UaF in addrconf_permanent_addr()

The mentioned helper try to warn the user about an exceptional
condition, but the message is delivered too late, accessing the ipv6
after its possible deletion.

Reorder the statement to avoid the possible UaF; while at it, place the
warning outside the idev->lock as it needs no protection.

Reported-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/8c8bfe2e1a324e501f0e15fef404a77443fd8caf.1774365668.git.pabeni%40redhat.com
Fixes: f1705ec197e7 ("net: ipv6: Make address flushing on ifdown optional")
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/ef973c3a8cb4f8f1787ed469f3e5391b9fe95aa0.1774601542.git.pabeni@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
net/ipv6/addrconf.c