net, ax25: convert ax25_uid_assoc.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t
authorReshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:53:29 +0000 (15:53 +0300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Tue, 4 Jul 2017 21:35:19 +0000 (22:35 +0100)
commit07f2282fc6a169980b08cedf3beaf8334b7b9dde
treee6db91bac91587f72cc2642dfbe111b684863106
parentc638457a7c6b8931cd4586d6a13a33887185342d
net, ax25: convert ax25_uid_assoc.refcount from atomic_t to refcount_t

refcount_t type and corresponding API should be
used instead of atomic_t when the variable is used as
a reference counter. This allows to avoid accidental
refcounter overflows that might lead to use-after-free
situations.

Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Liljestrand <ishkamiel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: David Windsor <dwindsor@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
include/net/ax25.h
net/ax25/ax25_uid.c