kernel: convert cgroup_namespace.count 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: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>

include/linux/cgroup.h

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/ns_common.h>
 #include <linux/nsproxy.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #include <linux/cgroup-defs.h>
 
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ static inline void cgroup_sk_free(struct sock_cgroup_data *skcd) {}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_DATA */
 
 struct cgroup_namespace {
-	atomic_t		count;
+	refcount_t		count;
 	struct ns_common	ns;
 	struct user_namespace	*user_ns;
 	struct ucounts		*ucounts;
@@ -675,12 +676,12 @@ copy_cgroup_ns(unsigned long flags, struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 static inline void get_cgroup_ns(struct cgroup_namespace *ns)
 {
 	if (ns)
-		atomic_inc(&ns->count);
+		refcount_inc(&ns->count);
 }
 
 static inline void put_cgroup_ns(struct cgroup_namespace *ns)
 {
-	if (ns && atomic_dec_and_test(&ns->count))
+	if (ns && refcount_dec_and_test(&ns->count))
 		free_cgroup_ns(ns);
 }
 

kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static u16 have_canfork_callback __read_mostly;
 
 /* cgroup namespace for init task */
 struct cgroup_namespace init_cgroup_ns = {
-	.count		= { .counter = 2, },
+	.count		= REFCOUNT_INIT(2),
 	.user_ns	= &init_user_ns,
 	.ns.ops		= &cgroupns_operations,
 	.ns.inum	= PROC_CGROUP_INIT_INO,

kernel/cgroup/namespace.c

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static struct cgroup_namespace *alloc_cgroup_ns(void)
 		kfree(new_ns);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
-	atomic_set(&new_ns->count, 1);
+	refcount_set(&new_ns->count, 1);
 	new_ns->ns.ops = &cgroupns_operations;
 	return new_ns;
 }