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From:
Claudio Jeker <cjeker@diehard.n-r-g.com>
Subject:
Re: bgpd: fix use after free bug in rde_reload_done()
To:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Tue, 4 Nov 2025 13:29:55 +0100

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On Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 01:26:13PM +0100, Claudio Jeker wrote:
> rde_reload_done() iterates over all ribs and reloads them.
> 
> Now if the state is RECONF_DELETE the rib is freed but the code then
> progresses and accesses rib after the switch statement.
> 
> The simplest fix is to use a continue (for the for loop) instead of a
> break in the RECONF_DELETE case. An other option is to set rib to NULL
> and then check after the switch statement if rib == NULL.
> 
> Fix for CID 492352 and CID 492343

Wrong diff (noticed by tb@)

-- 
:wq Claudio

Index: rde.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/bgpd/rde.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.659 rde.c
--- rde.c	29 Oct 2025 15:27:07 -0000	1.659
+++ rde.c	4 Nov 2025 12:21:36 -0000
@@ -3841,7 +3841,7 @@ rde_reload_done(void)
 		switch (rib->state) {
 		case RECONF_DELETE:
 			rib_free(rib);
-			break;
+			continue;
 		case RECONF_RELOAD:
 			if (rib_update(rib)) {
 				RB_FOREACH(peer, peer_tree, &peertable) {