The aggr_reset_state() function uses timer_delete() (non-synchronous)
for the aggregation timer before proceeding to delete TID state and
before the structure is freed by callers like aggr_module_destroy().
If the timer callback (aggr_timeout) is executing when aggr_reset_state()
is called, the callback will continue to access aggr_conn fields like
rx_tid[] and stat[] which may be freed immediately after by
kfree(aggr_info->aggr_conn) in aggr_module_destroy().
Additionally, the timer callback can re-arm itself via mod_timer() while
aggr_reset_state() is running, creating a more complex race condition.
Use timer_delete_sync() instead to ensure any running timer callback
has completed before returning.
Fixes: bdcd81707973 ("Add ath6kl cleaned up driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Daniel Hodges <git@danielhodges.dev>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
index c3b06b515c4f..25ff5dec221c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ void aggr_reset_state(struct aggr_info_conn *aggr_conn)
return;
if (aggr_conn->timer_scheduled) {
- timer_delete(&aggr_conn->timer);
+ timer_delete_sync(&aggr_conn->timer);
aggr_conn->timer_scheduled = false;
}
--
2.52.0