kernel/git/stable/linux.git/net/mac802154/scan.c, branch master

mac802154: fix use-after-free of sdata via queued RX frames

2026-09-03T09:00:54+00:00

The RX softirq producer ieee802154_subif_frame() queues received beacon and MAC-command frames onto local->rx_beacon_list / rx_mac_cmd_list and schedules a process-context worker, storing a raw mac_pkt->sdata (and skb->dev == sdata->dev) with neither a reference nor any locking: - the lists have no lock: the softirq producer list_add_tail()s while the mac_wq worker list_del()s, so sibling interfaces on the same phy corrupt the list; - the workers dereference the interface after it may have been freed. mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker() touches mac_pkt->sdata directly, and mac802154_rx_beacon_worker() -> mac802154_process_beacon() dereferences skb->dev (== sdata->dev). Removing an interface frees its sdata (netdev_priv) while a queued frame still points at it, so a later worker run is a use-after-free. Reproduced under KASAN by flooding a victim interface with MAC command frames and removing it (the beacon path is the same class via skb->dev): BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker+0x463/0x630 [mac802154] Read of size 4 at addr ffff888002f9ea18 by task kworker/u8:1/31 Workqueue: phy0-mac-cmds mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker [mac802154] Call Trace: mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker+0x463/0x630 [mac802154] process_one_work+0x611/0xe80 worker_thread+0x52e/0xdc0 kthread+0x30c/0x630 ret_from_fork+0x2fd/0x3e0 Fix both lists together: - add local->rx_lock and take it around every list access: the softirq producer (plain spin_lock, softirq context) and the workers and flush (spin_lock_bh, process context); - pin the interface for the lifetime of a queued frame with netdev_hold()/netdev_put(), so the worker can safely dereference sdata / skb->dev even while the interface is being removed; - dequeue under the lock at the head and loop-drain the whole list in the workers (they previously processed one frame per run and relied on a later enqueue to drain the rest); - drop not-yet-started frames of an interface before it is unregistered, from ieee802154_if_remove() (after the RCU grace period) and from the ieee802154_remove_interfaces() loop -- the latter is the whole-phy teardown path, which does not go through ieee802154_if_remove(). An in-flight worker that already dequeued a frame keeps its own netdev reference; unregister_netdevice() then waits it out in netdev_run_todo(), which runs at rtnl_unlock() (rtnl released) and after the interface has been closed, so it does not pin rtnl. A worker blocked in an association TX only delays that one interface's unregister (the usual "waiting for %s to become free"), it does not hold rtnl. netdev_hold() is used for this reason instead of a cancel_work_sync() under rtnl, which would block on the worker's unbounded MLME TX wait via ieee802154_sync_queue(). The mac-command worker additionally skips processing for a stopped interface (ieee802154_sdata_running()), avoiding a needless association response during teardown. Fixes: 57588c71177f ("mac802154: Handle passive scanning") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Ibrahim Hashimov Assisted-by: AuditCode-AI:2026.07 Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260725135154.99876-1-security@auditcode.ai Signed-off-by: Stefan Schmidt

mac802154: fix data race and NULL deref on local->assoc_dev

2026-09-01T09:12:39+00:00

local->assoc_dev is shared between the association path and the association-response worker without common synchronization. mac802154_perform_association() stores the coordinator pointer and waits for a response. Its timeout and error paths clear the pointer and return to mac802154_associate(), which may then free the coordinator object. Meanwhile, mac802154_rx_mac_cmd_worker() may observe the associating bit and enter mac802154_process_association_resp(), which dereferences assoc_dev. The worker's bit test and the handler's pointer dereference are not atomic with respect to cleanup. Cleanup can clear assoc_dev between them, causing a NULL dereference, or free the coordinator while the response handler still uses the pointer. The recorded result is exposed to the same window. assoc_status and assoc_addr are written by the handler but read by the association path while the associating bit is still set, so a second response for the same request - a malicious one, for instance - can replace them between those reads and leave the caller with an incoherent status and address pair. The response handler only needs the coordinator extended address. Replace assoc_dev with a cached address, removing the pointer lifetime dependency. Protect the cached address and the associating bit with a dedicated spinlock. A READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() pair would not guarantee an atomic __le64 access on all 32-bit architectures. wpan_dev->association_lock cannot be reused here: nl802154_associate() holds it across rdev_associate(), hence for the whole of mac802154_perform_association() including the wait for the response. A response handler taking that lock would only get it once the association has already given up. Reset the completion, publish the cached address, and set the associating bit while holding the lock. The response handler takes the lock, rechecks the bit and the cached address, records the response, clears the bit, and only then completes the waiter. Thus cleanup cannot pass the handler between its state check and completion, and the cached 64-bit value cannot tear. The handler clears the bit before completing, not the woken waiter: otherwise complete() is issued under the lock and a second (e.g. malicious) response can reacquire it before the waiter and replace the result. So a wait that returns success implies the bit is already clear, and the success and negative-response paths return directly. The transmit-error and timeout paths still clear it under assoc_lock, which serializes any racing response against the cleanup while the call returns the error it already selected. Both paths snapshot assoc_status and assoc_addr under the same lock. Both users run in process context, so a plain spinlock is sufficient. The lock is not held while waiting for the completion. Suggested-by: Miquel Raynal Suggested-by: Xuanqiang Luo Fixes: fefd19807fe9 ("mac802154: Handle associating") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Kaiwen Shi Reviewed-by: Xuanqiang Luo Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260829230551.1787432-1-skwkevin@mail.ustc.edu.cn Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

mac802154: fix netdev use-after-free in beacon worker

2026-08-06T00:12:50+00:00

mac802154_beacon_worker() reads local->beacon_req under RCU and derives the sub-interface from the request, but then drops the RCU read lock and continues to use both sdata and the embedded wpan_dev. mac802154_stop_beacons_locked() cancels only pending beacon work, clears local->beacon_req and frees the request. A beacon worker that is already running can therefore continue after interface teardown and dereference the freed netdev private area. The scan worker already pins the netdev before leaving RCU. Apply the same lifetime rule to the beacon worker: take a netdev reference while the request is still protected by RCU, and release it on all paths that continue after the reference is acquired. Fixes: 3accf4762734 ("mac802154: Handle basic beaconing") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Vega Signed-off-by: Zihan Xi Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal Link: https://patch.msgid.link/e9a3909c7a6281967961773ca841e860b8ecf40e.1785596603.git.zihanx@nebusec.ai Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mac802154: hold an interface reference across the scan worker

2026-07-23T17:37:46+00:00

mac802154_scan_worker() captures the scanning sub-interface under RCU and then keeps dereferencing sdata->dev after rcu_read_unlock() and outside the rtnl -- in the failure traces, in mac802154_transmit_beacon_req() (skb->dev = sdata->dev), and in the end_scan cleanup. Nothing keeps that netdev alive across the worker iteration. A concurrent DEL_INTERFACE or PHY removal can unregister the interface once the worker drops the rtnl between its two drv_set_channel() sections. unregister_netdevice() frees the netdev asynchronously from netdev_run_todo() with the rtnl already dropped, so neither holding the rtnl nor the per-PHY IEEE802154_IS_SCANNING flag prevents a stale worker iteration from dereferencing the freed netdev -- a KASAN slab-use-after-free, reachable by racing TRIGGER_SCAN against DEL_INTERFACE (both CAP_NET_ADMIN). Pin the netdev with netdev_hold() while the RCU read lock is still held, and release it at every worker exit. Fixes: 57588c71177f ("mac802154: Handle passive scanning") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Ibrahim Hashimov Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260721211228.34578-1-security@auditcode.ai Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mac802154: Prevent overwrite return code in mac802154_perform_association()

2026-06-19T20:55:16+00:00

When assoc_status not equal to IEEE802154_ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSFUL, the return value assigned to either "-ERANGE" or "-EPERM" but this return value will be overwritten to 0 after exiting the conditional scope. So, jump to clear_assoc label to preserve the return value when assoc_status not equal to IEEE802154_ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSFUL. This is reported by Coverity Scan as "Unused value". Fixes: fefd19807fe9 ("mac802154: Handle associating") Signed-off-by: Robertus Diawan Chris Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260602054133.470293-1-robertusdchris@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Stefan Schmidt

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

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

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

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

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

mac802154: Fix potential RCU dereference issue in mac802154_scan_worker

2024-09-24T09:53:50+00:00

In the `mac802154_scan_worker` function, the `scan_req->type` field was accessed after the RCU read-side critical section was unlocked. According to RCU usage rules, this is illegal and can lead to unpredictable behavior, such as accessing memory that has been updated or causing use-after-free issues. This possible bug was identified using a static analysis tool developed by myself, specifically designed to detect RCU-related issues. To address this, the `scan_req->type` value is now stored in a local variable `scan_req_type` while still within the RCU read-side critical section. The `scan_req_type` is then used after the RCU lock is released, ensuring that the type value is safely accessed without violating RCU rules. Fixes: e2c3e6f53a7a ("mac802154: Handle active scanning") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jiawei Ye Acked-by: Miquel Raynal Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel Link: https://lore.kernel.org/tencent_3B2F4F2B4DA30FAE2F51A9634A16B3AD4908@qq.com Signed-off-by: Stefan Schmidt

mac802154: Only allow PAN controllers to process association requests

2023-12-15T10:14:53+00:00

It is not very clear in the specification whether simple coordinators are allowed or not to answer to association requests themselves. As there is no synchronization mechanism, it is probably best to rely on the relay feature of these coordinators and avoid processing them in this case. Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal Acked-by: Stefan Schmidt Acked-by: Alexander Aring Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wpan/20231128111655.507479-4-miquel.raynal@bootlin.com

mac80254: Provide real PAN coordinator info in beacons

2023-12-15T10:14:49+00:00

Sending a beacon is a way to advertise a PAN, but also ourselves as coordinator in the PAN. There is only one PAN coordinator in a PAN, this is the device without parent (not associated itself to an "upper" coordinator). Instead of blindly saying that we are the PAN coordinator, let's actually use our internal information to fill this field. Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal Acked-by: Stefan Schmidt Acked-by: Alexander Aring Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wpan/20231128111655.507479-2-miquel.raynal@bootlin.com