ipv6: fix a race in ip6_sock_set_v6only()
authorEric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:22:02 +0000 (10:22 +0000)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:45:29 +0000 (16:45 -0800)
commit452a3eee22c57a5786ae6db5c97f3b0ec13bb3b7
tree731485531df71ee296d9210e704188242fa34cd6
parent77c5e3fdd2793f478e6fdae55c9ea85b21d06f8f
ipv6: fix a race in ip6_sock_set_v6only()

It is unlikely that this function will be ever called
with isk->inet_num being not zero.

Perform the check on isk->inet_num inside the locked section
for complete safety.

Fixes: 9b115749acb24 ("ipv6: add ip6_sock_set_v6only")
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260216102202.3343588-1-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
include/net/ipv6.h