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subject: rnbd-clt: fix refcount underflow in device unmap path
version: 1
url: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=1041453

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Upstream branch: 623fb99
series: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=1041453
version: 1

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Upstream branch: b543459
series: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=1041453
version: 1

@blktests-ci blktests-ci bot force-pushed the series/1041453=>linus-master branch from 3194b22 to 99bd498 Compare January 13, 2026 21:28
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Upstream branch: b543459
series: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-block/list/?series=1041453
version: 1

During device unmapping (triggered by module unload or explicit unmap),
a refcount underflow occurs causing a use-after-free warning:

  [14747.574913] ------------[ cut here ]------------
  [14747.574916] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
  [14747.574917] WARNING: lib/refcount.c:28 at refcount_warn_saturate+0x55/0x90, CPU#9: kworker/9:1/378
  [14747.574924] Modules linked in: rnbd_client(-) rtrs_client rnbd_server rtrs_server rtrs_core ...
  [14747.574998] CPU: 9 UID: 0 PID: 378 Comm: kworker/9:1 Tainted: G           O     N  6.19.0-rc3lblk-fnext+ #42 PREEMPT(voluntary)
  [14747.575005] Workqueue: rnbd_clt_wq unmap_device_work [rnbd_client]
  [14747.575010] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x55/0x90
  [14747.575037]  Call Trace:
  [14747.575038]   <TASK>
  [14747.575038]   rnbd_clt_unmap_device+0x170/0x1d0 [rnbd_client]
  [14747.575044]   process_one_work+0x211/0x600
  [14747.575052]   worker_thread+0x184/0x330
  [14747.575055]   ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
  [14747.575058]   kthread+0x10d/0x250
  [14747.575062]   ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
  [14747.575066]   ret_from_fork+0x319/0x390
  [14747.575069]   ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
  [14747.575072]   ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
  [14747.575083]   </TASK>
  [14747.575096] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Befor this patch :-

The bug is a double kobject_put() on dev->kobj during device cleanup.

Kobject Lifecycle:
  kobject_init_and_add()  sets kobj.kref = 1  (initialization)
  kobject_put()           sets kobj.kref = 0  (should be called once)

* Before this patch:

rnbd_clt_unmap_device()
  rnbd_destroy_sysfs()
    kobject_del(&dev->kobj)                   [remove from sysfs]
    kobject_put(&dev->kobj)                   PUT #1 (WRONG!)
      kref: 1 to 0
      rnbd_dev_release()
        kfree(dev)                            [DEVICE FREED!]

  rnbd_destroy_gen_disk()                     [use-after-free!]

  rnbd_clt_put_dev()
    refcount_dec_and_test(&dev->refcount)
    kobject_put(&dev->kobj)                   PUT #2 (UNDERFLOW!)
      kref: 0 to -1                           [WARNING!]

The first kobject_put() in rnbd_destroy_sysfs() prematurely frees the
device via rnbd_dev_release(), then the second kobject_put() in
rnbd_clt_put_dev() causes refcount underflow.

* After this patch :-

Remove kobject_put() from rnbd_destroy_sysfs(). This function should
only remove sysfs visibility (kobject_del), not manage object lifetime.

Call Graph (FIXED):

rnbd_clt_unmap_device()
  rnbd_destroy_sysfs()
    kobject_del(&dev->kobj)                   [remove from sysfs only]
                                              [kref unchanged: 1]

  rnbd_destroy_gen_disk()                     [device still valid]

  rnbd_clt_put_dev()
    refcount_dec_and_test(&dev->refcount)
    kobject_put(&dev->kobj)                   ONLY PUT (CORRECT!)
      kref: 1 to 0                            [BALANCED]
      rnbd_dev_release()
        kfree(dev)                            [CLEAN DESTRUCTION]

This follows the kernel pattern where sysfs removal (kobject_del) is
separate from object destruction (kobject_put).

Fixes: 581cf83 ("block: rnbd: add .release to rnbd_dev_ktype")
Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <ckulkarnilinux@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@ionos.com>
@blktests-ci blktests-ci bot force-pushed the series/1041453=>linus-master branch from 99bd498 to f42d945 Compare January 14, 2026 08:49
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