The work function can run after the ncsi device is freed, resulting
in use-after-free bugs or kernel panic.
Fixes: 2d283bdd079c ("net/ncsi: Resource management")
Signed-off-by: Eddie James <eajames@linux.ibm.com>
---
Changes since v1:
- Use disable_work_sync instead of cancel_work_sync
net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index 5ecf611c8820..5cf55bde366d 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,8 @@ void ncsi_unregister_dev(struct ncsi_dev *nd)
list_del_rcu(&ndp->node);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ncsi_dev_lock, flags);
+ disable_work_sync(&ndp->work);
+
kfree(ndp);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ncsi_unregister_dev);
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2.43.0