net, l2tp: convert l2tp_tunnel.ref_count 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/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
index eec5ad2..da58fad 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
* published by the Free Software Foundation.
*/
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
#ifndef _L2TP_CORE_H_
#define _L2TP_CORE_H_
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ struct l2tp_tunnel {
struct list_head list; /* Keep a list of all tunnels */
struct net *l2tp_net; /* the net we belong to */
- atomic_t ref_count;
+ refcount_t ref_count;
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
void (*show)(struct seq_file *m, void *arg);
#endif
