From: Ralf Lici Crypto completion callbacks hold both key-slot and peer references. The peer reference pins the netdev, and dropping the last peer reference can let netdev unregistration and module removal make progress. Do not release that peer reference before the callback has finished its own cleanup. If ovpn_crypto_key_slot_put runs after ovpn_peer_put, it can schedule an RCU callback backed by module text after ovpn_cleanup rcu_barrier has already run. The TX error path also freed the remaining skb after ovpn_peer_put, leaving callback cleanup outside the peer/netdev lifetime window. Release the key slot and free any remaining skb first, then drop the peer reference as the last callback action. Fixes: 8534731dbf2d ("ovpn: implement packet processing") Signed-off-by: Ralf Lici Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli --- drivers/net/ovpn/io.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c index 9a66d693039a..9526f8096da6 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c +++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/io.c @@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ void ovpn_decrypt_post(void *data, int ret) ovpn_dev_dstats_rx_dropped(peer->ovpn->dev); kfree_skb(skb); drop_nocount: - if (likely(peer)) - ovpn_peer_put(peer); if (likely(ks)) ovpn_crypto_key_slot_put(ks); + if (likely(peer)) + ovpn_peer_put(peer); } /* RX path entry point: decrypt packet and forward it to the device */ @@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ void ovpn_encrypt_post(void *data, int ret) err: if (unlikely(skb)) ovpn_dev_dstats_tx_dropped(peer->ovpn->dev); - if (likely(peer)) - ovpn_peer_put(peer); + kfree_skb(skb); if (likely(ks)) ovpn_crypto_key_slot_put(ks); - kfree_skb(skb); + if (likely(peer)) + ovpn_peer_put(peer); } static bool ovpn_encrypt_one(struct ovpn_peer *peer, struct sk_buff *skb) -- 2.54.0