[PATCH net v2 4/8] mptcp: pm: fix data race in add_addr timer callback
"Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" <[email protected]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:16:36 +0200
| Newsgroups | dev.linux.lists.mptcp,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev,org.kernel.vger.stable |
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| Message-ID | <20260803-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-2-rc6-v2-4-b8f496d71664@kernel.org> |
From: Qing Luo <[email protected]> The timer callback reads entry->retrans_times outside pm.lock to decide whether to call mptcp_pm_subflow_established(). Since mptcp_pm_announced_del_timer() can concurrently set retrans_times = ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX under pm.lock, a race condition exists. I discovered this issue while studying the code. AI tools helped me to verify the issue can potentially happen under race conditions. Use a local 'retransmit' flag set inside pm.lock to capture whether retransmission is still possible when the lock is taken. This allows to call mptcp_pm_subflow_established() accordingly, and not depending on the situation that can be different when checked outside the pm.lock. Fixes: 348d5c1dec60 ("mptcp: move to next addr when timeout") Cc: [email protected] Signed-off-by: Qing Luo <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <[email protected]> --- v2: clarify commit message to avoid possible confusion. (Clashiko) --- net/mptcp/pm.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c index 6afd39aea110..c71dcf887683 100644 --- a/net/mptcp/pm.c +++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c @@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_add_addr_timer(struct timer_list *timer) struct mptcp_sock *msk = entry->sock; struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk; unsigned int timeout = 0; + bool retransmit; pr_debug("msk=%p\n", msk); @@ -412,14 +413,15 @@ static void mptcp_pm_add_addr_timer(struct timer_list *timer) entry->retrans_times++; } - if (entry->retrans_times < ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX) + retransmit = entry->retrans_times < ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX; + if (retransmit) timeout <<= entry->retrans_times; else timeout = 0; spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock); - if (entry->retrans_times == ADD_ADDR_RETRANS_MAX) + if (!retransmit) mptcp_pm_subflow_established(msk); out: -- 2.53.0