From 5195c14c8b27cc0b18220ddbf0e5ad3328a04187 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bill bonaparte Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 14:36:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] netfilter: conntrack: fix race in __nf_conntrack_confirm against get_next_corpse After removal of the central spinlock nf_conntrack_lock, in commit 93bb0ceb75be2 ("netfilter: conntrack: remove central spinlock nf_conntrack_lock"), it is possible to race against get_next_corpse(). The race is against the get_next_corpse() cleanup on the "unconfirmed" list (a per-cpu list with seperate locking), which set the DYING bit. Fix this race, in __nf_conntrack_confirm(), by removing the CT from unconfirmed list before checking the DYING bit. In case race occured, re-add the CT to the dying list. While at this, fix coding style of the comment that has been updated. Fixes: 93bb0ceb75be2 ("netfilter: conntrack: remove central spinlock nf_conntrack_lock") Reported-by: bill bonaparte Signed-off-by: bill bonaparte Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso --- Reading git-format-patch failed