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ovpn: fix peer refcount leak in TCP error paths

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When either the TCP RX or TX error path calls ovpn_peer_hold() followed
by schedule_work(&peer->tcp.defer_del_work), and the work item is already
pending from the other path, schedule_work() returns false and the work
runs only once. Since ovpn_tcp_peer_del_work() calls ovpn_peer_put()
exactly once, the extra reference taken by the losing path is never
dropped, leaking the peer object.

The race window:

  CPU0 (strparser/RX error):       CPU1 (tcp_tx_work/TX error):
  ovpn_peer_hold()   <- refcnt+1   ovpn_peer_hold()   <- refcnt+2
  schedule_work()    <- queued      schedule_work()    <- NO-OP
                                    (work already pending)
  ovpn_tcp_peer_del_work runs:
    ovpn_peer_del()
    ovpn_peer_put()  <- refcnt+1
                                   <- peer never freed

Fix by checking the return value of schedule_work() in both paths and
calling ovpn_peer_put() to drop the extra reference if the work was
already pending. ovpn_peer_hold() is kept unconditional in the TX path
as it cannot fail at that point.

Fixes: a6a5e87b3e ("ovpn: avoid sleep in atomic context in TCP RX error path")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Pavitra Jha <jhapavitra98@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@openvpn.net>
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Pavitra Jha 2026-05-23 05:02:43 -04:00 committed by Antonio Quartulli
parent b52c5103f6
commit 63bbe18fc0
1 changed files with 4 additions and 2 deletions
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drivers/net/ovpn/tcp.c
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@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ static void ovpn_tcp_rcv(struct strparser *strp, struct sk_buff *skb)
/* take reference for deferred peer deletion. should never fail */
if (WARN_ON(!ovpn_peer_hold(peer)))
goto err_nopeer;
schedule_work(&peer->tcp.defer_del_work);
if (!schedule_work(&peer->tcp.defer_del_work))
ovpn_peer_put(peer);
ovpn_dev_dstats_rx_dropped(peer->ovpn->dev);
err_nopeer:
kfree_skb(skb);
@ -283,7 +284,8 @@ static void ovpn_tcp_send_sock(struct ovpn_peer *peer, struct sock *sk)
* stream therefore we abort the connection
*/
ovpn_peer_hold(peer);
schedule_work(&peer->tcp.defer_del_work);
if (!schedule_work(&peer->tcp.defer_del_work))
ovpn_peer_put(peer);
/* we bail out immediately and keep tx_in_progress set
* to true. This way we prevent more TX attempts