net: convert neighbour.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/arp.h b/include/net/arp.h
index 65619a2..17d90e4 100644
--- a/include/net/arp.h
+++ b/include/net/arp.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static inline struct neighbour *__ipv4_neigh_lookup(struct net_device *dev, u32
rcu_read_lock_bh();
n = __ipv4_neigh_lookup_noref(dev, key);
- if (n && !atomic_inc_not_zero(&n->refcnt))
+ if (n && !refcount_inc_not_zero(&n->refcnt))
n = NULL;
rcu_read_unlock_bh();
