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veb(4): Fix double m_freem() and refcnt leak
On Sat, Aug 02, 2025 at 06:19:20AM +0300, Vitaliy Makkoveev wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 01, 2025 at 09:43:02PM +0200, Jan Klemkow wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > bluhm pointed out a double m_freem() and refcnt leak in veb(4). The
> > following diff fixes the issues.
> >
> > ok?
> >
> > bye,
> > Jan
> >
> > Index: net/if_veb.c
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if_veb.c,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.41 if_veb.c
> > --- net/if_veb.c 7 Jul 2025 02:28:50 -0000 1.41
> > +++ net/if_veb.c 1 Aug 2025 19:33:33 -0000
> > @@ -1027,8 +1027,10 @@ veb_broadcast(struct veb_softc *sc, stru
> > if (veb_rule_filter(tp, VEB_RULE_LIST_OUT, m0, src, dst))
> > continue;
> >
> > - if ((m0 = veb_offload(ifp, ifp0, m0)) == NULL)
> > - goto done;
> > + if ((m0 = veb_offload(ifp, ifp0, m0)) == NULL) {
> > + refcnt_rele_wake(&pm->m_refs);
> > + return;
> > + }
> >
> > m = m_dup_pkt(m0, max_linkhdr + ETHER_ALIGN, M_NOWAIT);
> > if (m == NULL) {
>
> The first hunk is right except it does not fix doble m_freem() because
> m_freem() accepts NULL. However, `pm' leaks. I would prefer "goto rele"
> instead of "rele_wake and return", but feel free to commit as is.
>
> if ((m0 = veb_offload(ifp, ifp0, m0)) == NULL)
> goto rele;
> /* ... */
> }
> rele:
> refcnt_rele_wake(&pm->m_refs);
> done:
> m_freem(m0);
>
> > @@ -1083,7 +1085,7 @@ veb_transmit(struct veb_softc *sc, struc
> > m->m_pkthdr.len);
> >
> > if ((m = veb_offload(ifp, ifp0, m)) == NULL)
> > - goto drop;
> > + return (NULL);
> >
> > (*tp->p_enqueue)(ifp0, m); /* XXX count error */
> >
> >
>
> m_freem() accepts NULL, I see no problems here:
You are right. I was confused by the other diff from jan@ where
was actually a mbuf leak. But at least I saw the ref leak.
I would say your suggestion with "goto rele" is the nicest fix.
bluhm
> if ((m = veb_offload(ifp, ifp0, m)) == NULL)
> goto drop;
>
> (*tp->p_enqueue)(ifp0, m); /* XXX count error */
>
> return (NULL);
> drop:
> m_freem(m);
> return (NULL);
> }
>
veb(4): Fix double m_freem() and refcnt leak