kernel/net/rose/af_rose.c, branch master

net/rose: fix NULL pointer dereference in rose_transmit_link on reconnect

2026-03-13T02:23:59Z

syzkaller reported a bug [1], and the reproducer is available at [2]. ROSE sockets use four sk->sk_state values: TCP_CLOSE, TCP_LISTEN, TCP_SYN_SENT, and TCP_ESTABLISHED. rose_connect() already rejects calls for TCP_ESTABLISHED (-EISCONN) and TCP_CLOSE with SS_CONNECTING (-ECONNREFUSED), but lacks a check for TCP_SYN_SENT. When rose_connect() is called a second time while the first connection attempt is still in progress (TCP_SYN_SENT), it overwrites rose->neighbour via rose_get_neigh(). If that returns NULL, the socket is left with rose->state == ROSE_STATE_1 but rose->neighbour == NULL. When the socket is subsequently closed, rose_release() sees ROSE_STATE_1 and calls rose_write_internal() -> rose_transmit_link(skb, NULL), causing a NULL pointer dereference. Per connect(2), a second connect() while a connection is already in progress should return -EALREADY. Add this missing check for TCP_SYN_SENT to complete the state validation in rose_connect(). [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d00f90e0af54102fb271 [2] https://gist.github.com/mrpre/9e6779e0d13e2c66779b1653fef80516 Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Reported-by: syzbot+d00f90e0af54102fb271@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/69694d6f.050a0220.58bed.0027.GAE@google.com/T/ Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260311070611.76913-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51Z

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28Z

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

net: rose: fix invalid array index in rose_kill_by_device()

2025-12-30T10:45:51Z

rose_kill_by_device() collects sockets into a local array[] and then iterates over them to disconnect sockets bound to a device being brought down. The loop mistakenly indexes array[cnt] instead of array[i]. For cnt < ARRAY_SIZE(array), this reads an uninitialized entry; for cnt == ARRAY_SIZE(array), it is an out-of-bounds read. Either case can lead to an invalid socket pointer dereference and also leaks references taken via sock_hold(). Fix the index to use i. Fixes: 64b8bc7d5f143 ("net/rose: fix races in rose_kill_by_device()") Co-developed-by: Fatma Alwasmi Signed-off-by: Fatma Alwasmi Signed-off-by: Pwnverse Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251222212227.4116041-1-ritviktanksalkar@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

net: Convert proto_ops connect() callbacks to use sockaddr_unsized

2025-11-05T03:10:32Z

Update all struct proto_ops connect() callback function prototypes from "struct sockaddr *" to "struct sockaddr_unsized *" to avoid lying to the compiler about object sizes. Calls into struct proto handlers gain casts that will be removed in the struct proto conversion patch. No binary changes expected. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104002617.2752303-3-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Convert proto_ops bind() callbacks to use sockaddr_unsized

2025-11-05T03:10:32Z

Update all struct proto_ops bind() callback function prototypes from "struct sockaddr *" to "struct sockaddr_unsized *" to avoid lying to the compiler about object sizes. Calls into struct proto handlers gain casts that will be removed in the struct proto conversion patch. No binary changes expected. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104002617.2752303-2-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: rose: convert 'use' field to refcount_t

2025-08-27T14:43:08Z

The 'use' field in struct rose_neigh is used as a reference counter but lacks atomicity. This can lead to race conditions where a rose_neigh structure is freed while still being referenced by other code paths. For example, when rose_neigh->use becomes zero during an ioctl operation via rose_rt_ioctl(), the structure may be removed while its timer is still active, potentially causing use-after-free issues. This patch changes the type of 'use' from unsigned short to refcount_t and updates all code paths to use rose_neigh_hold() and rose_neigh_put() which operate reference counts atomically. Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Takamitsu Iwai Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250823085857.47674-3-takamitz@amazon.co.jp Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

treewide, timers: Rename from_timer() to timer_container_of()

2025-06-08T07:07:37Z

Move this API to the canonical timer_*() namespace. [ tglx: Redone against pre rc1 ] Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aB2X0jCKQO56WdMt@gmail.com

net: rose: lock the socket in rose_bind()

2025-02-04T22:03:58Z

syzbot reported a soft lockup in rose_loopback_timer(), with a repro calling bind() from multiple threads. rose_bind() must lock the socket to avoid this issue. Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Reported-by: syzbot+7ff41b5215f0c534534e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/67a0f78d.050a0220.d7c5a.00a0.GAE@google.com/T/#u Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Acked-by: Paolo Abeni Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250203170838.3521361-1-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net/rose: prevent integer overflows in rose_setsockopt()

2025-01-21T00:36:33Z

In case of possible unpredictably large arguments passed to rose_setsockopt() and multiplied by extra values on top of that, integer overflows may occur. Do the safest minimum and fix these issues by checking the contents of 'opt' and returning -EINVAL if they are too large. Also, switch to unsigned int and remove useless check for negative 'opt' in ROSE_IDLE case. Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Nikita Zhandarovich Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250115164220.19954-1-n.zhandarovich@fintech.ru Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski