net: convert fib_rule.refcnt from atomic_t to refcount_t

refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.

Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

include/net/fib_rules.h

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/fib_rules.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <net/flow.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ struct fib_rule {
 	struct fib_rule __rcu	*ctarget;
 	struct net		*fr_net;
 
-	atomic_t		refcnt;
+	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	u32			pref;
 	int			suppress_ifgroup;
 	int			suppress_prefixlen;
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ struct fib_rules_ops {
 
 static inline void fib_rule_get(struct fib_rule *rule)
 {
-	atomic_inc(&rule->refcnt);
+	refcount_inc(&rule->refcnt);
 }
 
 static inline void fib_rule_put(struct fib_rule *rule)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rule->refcnt))
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rule->refcnt))
 		kfree_rcu(rule, rcu);
 }
 

net/core/fib_rules.c

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int fib_default_rule_add(struct fib_rules_ops *ops,
 	if (r == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	atomic_set(&r->refcnt, 1);
+	refcount_set(&r->refcnt, 1);
 	r->action = FR_ACT_TO_TBL;
 	r->pref = pref;
 	r->table = table;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int fib_rules_lookup(struct fib_rules_ops *ops, struct flowi *fl,
 
 		if (err != -EAGAIN) {
 			if ((arg->flags & FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF) ||
-			    likely(atomic_inc_not_zero(&rule->refcnt))) {
+			    likely(refcount_inc_not_zero(&rule->refcnt))) {
 				arg->rule = rule;
 				goto out;
 			}