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copy_to_user_state_extra() only holds a reference to the outer xfrm_state.
That does not pin x->xso.dev. NETDEV_DOWN and NETDEV_UNREGISTER can race
through xfrm_dev_state_flush(), xfrm_state_delete(), and
xfrm_dev_state_free(), which clears xso->dev and drops the netdev
reference before the GETSA dump reaches xso_to_xuo() and reads
xso->dev->ifindex.
The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order
within that path:
XFRM_MSG_GETSA dump path: NETDEV teardown path:
1. xfrm_get_sa() gets xfrm_state 1. xfrm_dev_state_flush() finds x
2. copy_to_user_state_extra() sees 2. xfrm_state_delete() removes x
x->xso.dev from the SAD
3. copy_user_offload() calls 3. xfrm_dev_state_free() clears
xso_to_xuo() xso->dev
4. xso->dev->ifindex dereferences 4. netdev_put() drops the device
a detached net_device reference
Avoid following the live net_device from the dump paths. Cache the
attached ifindex in xfrm_dev_offload when state or policy offload is bound
to a device, and serialize that snapshot instead. This preserves the
user-visible XFRMA_OFFLOAD_DEV value without depending on the embedded
net_device lifetime.
Validation reproduced this kernel report:
Oops: general protection fault
Call Trace:
<TASK>
copy_to_user_state_extra+0xb8d/0x1370 [xfrm_user]
? __pfx_copy_to_user_state_extra+0x10/0x10 [xfrm_user]
? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __alloc_skb+0x342/0x960
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __asan_memset+0x23/0x50
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __nlmsg_put+0x147/0x1b0
dump_one_state+0x1c7/0x3e0 [xfrm_user]
xfrm_state_netlink+0xcb/0x130 [xfrm_user]
? __pfx_xfrm_state_netlink+0x10/0x10 [xfrm_user]
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? xfrm_user_state_lookup.constprop.0+0x230/0x310 [xfrm_user]
xfrm_get_sa+0x102/0x250 [xfrm_user]
? __pfx_xfrm_get_sa+0x10/0x10 [xfrm_user]
xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x504/0xaa0 [xfrm_user]
? __pfx_xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10 [xfrm_user]
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? stack_trace_save+0x8e/0xc0
? __pfx_stack_trace_save+0x10/0x10
netlink_rcv_skb+0x11f/0x350
? __pfx_xfrm_user_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10 [xfrm_user]
? __pfx_netlink_rcv_skb+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_mutex_lock+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
xfrm_netlink_rcv+0x65/0x80 [xfrm_user]
netlink_unicast+0x600/0x870
? __pfx_netlink_unicast+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __pfx_stack_trace_save+0x10/0x10
netlink_sendmsg+0x75d/0xc10
? __pfx_netlink_sendmsg+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
____sys_sendmsg+0x77a/0x900
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __pfx_____sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_copy_msghdr_from_user+0x10/0x10
? release_sock+0x1a/0x1d0
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? netlink_insert+0x143/0xec0
___sys_sendmsg+0xff/0x180
? __pfx____sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10
? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x85/0xe0
? do_getsockname+0xf9/0x170
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? fdget+0x53/0x3b0
__sys_sendmsg+0x111/0x1a0
? __pfx___sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10
? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
? __sys_getsockname+0x8c/0x100
do_syscall_64+0x102/0x5a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Fixes: 07b87f9 ("xfrm: Fix unregister netdevice hang on hardware offload.")
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5
Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang <zzzccc427@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
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