net, ipv6: convert ifmcaddr6.mca_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/if_inet6.h b/include/net/if_inet6.h
index 2b41cb8..4bb52ce 100644
--- a/include/net/if_inet6.h
+++ b/include/net/if_inet6.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ struct ifmcaddr6 {
struct timer_list mca_timer;
unsigned int mca_flags;
int mca_users;
- atomic_t mca_refcnt;
+ refcount_t mca_refcnt;
spinlock_t mca_lock;
unsigned long mca_cstamp;
unsigned long mca_tstamp;
