From: Xin Long <lucien....@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 02:02:32 +0800
> In the tx path of l2tp, l2tp_xmit_skb() calls skb_dst_set() to set > skb's dst. However, it will eventually call inet6_csk_xmit() or > ip_queue_xmit() where skb's dst will be overwritten by: > > skb_dst_set_noref(skb, dst); > > without releasing the old dst in skb. Then it causes dst/dev refcnt leak: > > unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 1 > > This can be reproduced by simply running: > > # modprobe l2tp_eth && modprobe l2tp_ip > # sh ./tools/testing/selftests/net/l2tp.sh > > So before going to inet6_csk_xmit() or ip_queue_xmit(), skb's dst > should be dropped. This patch is to fix it by removing skb_dst_set() > from l2tp_xmit_skb() and moving skb_dst_drop() into l2tp_xmit_core(). > > Fixes: 3557baabf280 ("[L2TP]: PPP over L2TP driver core") > Reported-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhang...@gmail.com> > Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien....@gmail.com> Applied and queued up for -stable, thank you.