net: convert unix_address.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>
diff --git a/include/net/af_unix.h b/include/net/af_unix.h
index fd60ecc..3a385e4 100644
--- a/include/net/af_unix.h
+++ b/include/net/af_unix.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
#include <linux/socket.h>
#include <linux/un.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
void unix_inflight(struct user_struct *user, struct file *fp);
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ extern spinlock_t unix_table_lock;
extern struct hlist_head unix_socket_table[2 * UNIX_HASH_SIZE];
struct unix_address {
- atomic_t refcnt;
+ refcount_t refcnt;
int len;
unsigned int hash;
struct sockaddr_un name[0];