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* [PATCH net v4 0/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list
@ 2026-07-16 19:02 Weiming Shi
  2026-07-16 19:02 ` [PATCH net v4 1/2] tipc: guard against empty list in tipc_node_xmit() Weiming Shi
  2026-07-16 19:02 ` [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list Weiming Shi
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Weiming Shi @ 2026-07-16 19:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jon Maloy, David S . Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
	Paolo Abeni, Simon Horman
  Cc: Hoang Huu Le, netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, xmei5, Weiming Shi

named_distribute() stamps the last_bulk flag on the tail skb of the
publication list. When the list is empty no skb is enqueued and the tail
access dereferences NULL. tipc_named_node_up() hits this on an empty
cluster_scope, which happens with a node-id configuration where
cluster_scope is populated only later by tipc_net_finalize(). It is
reachable by an unprivileged user over a UDP bearer in a user+net
namespace.

Patch 1 guards tipc_node_xmit() against an empty list, so the allocation-
failure path in named_distribute() cannot pass an empty list down to
tipc_lxc_xmit(), which has the same tail-of-empty-list deref.

Patch 2 emits an item-less bulk when the publication list is empty, so the
peer still receives the last_bulk flag and does not stall this node's later
name updates.

Changes in v4:
 - Keep the original return on allocation failure in the build loop (v3
   changed it to break). The empty-list block now runs only for a
   genuinely empty cluster_scope, so an allocation failure no longer falls
   through to it and cannot emit a bulk that misrepresents a non-empty
   list.

Changes in v3:
 - Split into two patches; add patch 1 to guard tipc_node_xmit() against
   the tipc_lxc_xmit() deref reachable via the allocation-failure path.
 - Break out of the build loop on allocation failure instead of returning,
   so the last_bulk flag is still applied to the last queued skb.

Changes in v2:
 - Instead of returning early on an empty cluster_scope (which would stall
   the peer, since it waits for a bulk with the last_bulk flag before
   accepting later name updates), emit an item-less bulk so the peer opens
   normally.

Weiming Shi (2):
  tipc: guard against empty list in tipc_node_xmit()
  tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list

 net/tipc/name_distr.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 net/tipc/node.c       |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)


base-commit: 4595d2c77ea4bfe4ae0efa38770a59ee5d2f06d3
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH net v4 1/2] tipc: guard against empty list in tipc_node_xmit()
  2026-07-16 19:02 [PATCH net v4 0/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list Weiming Shi
@ 2026-07-16 19:02 ` Weiming Shi
  2026-07-16 19:02 ` [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list Weiming Shi
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Weiming Shi @ 2026-07-16 19:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jon Maloy, David S . Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
	Paolo Abeni, Simon Horman
  Cc: Hoang Huu Le, netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, xmei5, Weiming Shi

tipc_node_xmit() passes @list to tipc_lxc_xmit(), which dereferences
buf_msg(skb_peek(list)) without checking, so an empty list causes a NULL
pointer dereference. named_distribute() can hand it an empty list when a
bulk allocation fails. tipc_link_xmit() was already guarded in commit
b77413446408 ("tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_link_xmit()"); guard
tipc_node_xmit() itself so the tipc_lxc_xmit() path is covered too.

Fixes: f73b12812a3d ("tipc: improve throughput between nodes in netns")
Reported-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
---
 net/tipc/node.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 97aa970a0d83..fc241e7b0c1f 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -1695,6 +1695,9 @@ int tipc_node_xmit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
 	int bearer_id;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (skb_queue_empty(list))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (in_own_node(net, dnode)) {
 		tipc_loopback_trace(net, list);
 		spin_lock_init(&list->lock);
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list
  2026-07-16 19:02 [PATCH net v4 0/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list Weiming Shi
  2026-07-16 19:02 ` [PATCH net v4 1/2] tipc: guard against empty list in tipc_node_xmit() Weiming Shi
@ 2026-07-16 19:02 ` Weiming Shi
  2026-07-17  9:48   ` Tung Quang Nguyen
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Weiming Shi @ 2026-07-16 19:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jon Maloy, David S . Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
	Paolo Abeni, Simon Horman
  Cc: Hoang Huu Le, netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, xmei5, Weiming Shi

named_distribute() ends by stamping the last_bulk flag on the tail skb via
buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list)). When the publication list is empty no skb is
enqueued, skb_peek_tail() returns NULL, and buf_msg(NULL) is dereferenced.

tipc_named_node_up() runs this on &nt->cluster_scope. With a node-id
configuration cluster_scope is populated only later by tipc_net_finalize(),
so a peer link that comes up first reaches named_distribute() with an empty
list. It is reachable by an unprivileged user (TIPC genl ops use
GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) over a UDP bearer in a user+net namespace:

 KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000d8-0x00000000000000df]
 RIP: 0010:tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196)
  tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196 net/tipc/name_distr.c:221)
  tipc_node_write_unlock (net/tipc/node.c:428)
  tipc_rcv (net/tipc/node.c:2185)
  tipc_udp_recv (net/tipc/udp_media.c:392)
 Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

The peer holds back this node's later name updates until it sees a bulk
with the last_bulk flag, so simply skipping the send would stall it. Emit
an item-less bulk when the publication list is empty, so the peer still
receives the last_bulk flag and opens.

Fixes: cad2929dc432 ("tipc: update a binding service via broadcast")
Reported-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
---
 net/tipc/name_distr.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index ba4f4906e13b..a8bb7bd101ea 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
 		skb_trim(skb, INT_H_SIZE + (msg_dsz - msg_rem));
 		__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
 	}
+
+	if (skb_queue_empty(list)) {
+		skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, 0, dnode);
+		if (!skb) {
+			pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
+			return;
+		}
+		hdr = buf_msg(skb);
+		msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
+		msg_set_bulk(hdr);
+		msg_set_non_legacy(hdr);
+		__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
+	}
+
 	hdr = buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list));
 	msg_set_last_bulk(hdr);
 	msg_set_named_seqno(hdr, seqno);
-- 
2.43.0


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* RE: [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list
  2026-07-16 19:02 ` [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list Weiming Shi
@ 2026-07-17  9:48   ` Tung Quang Nguyen
  2026-07-17 18:34     ` Weiming Shi
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Tung Quang Nguyen @ 2026-07-17  9:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Weiming Shi
  Cc: netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, xmei5, Jon Maloy,
	David S . Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
	Simon Horman

>Subject: [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on
>empty publication list
>
>named_distribute() ends by stamping the last_bulk flag on the tail skb via
>buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list)). When the publication list is empty no skb is
>enqueued, skb_peek_tail() returns NULL, and buf_msg(NULL) is dereferenced.
>
>tipc_named_node_up() runs this on &nt->cluster_scope. With a node-id
>configuration cluster_scope is populated only later by tipc_net_finalize(), so a
>peer link that comes up first reaches named_distribute() with an empty list. It
>is reachable by an unprivileged user (TIPC genl ops use
>GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) over a UDP bearer in a user+net namespace:
>
> KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000d8-0x00000000000000df]
> RIP: 0010:tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196)
>  tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196 net/tipc/name_distr.c:221)
>  tipc_node_write_unlock (net/tipc/node.c:428)
>  tipc_rcv (net/tipc/node.c:2185)
>  tipc_udp_recv (net/tipc/udp_media.c:392)  Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal
>exception in interrupt
>
>The peer holds back this node's later name updates until it sees a bulk with the
>last_bulk flag, so simply skipping the send would stall it. Emit an item-less bulk
>when the publication list is empty, so the peer still receives the last_bulk flag
>and opens.
>
>Fixes: cad2929dc432 ("tipc: update a binding service via broadcast")
>Reported-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
>Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
>Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
>---
> net/tipc/name_distr.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>
>diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c index
>ba4f4906e13b..a8bb7bd101ea 100644
>--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
>+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
>@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct
>sk_buff_head *list,
> 		skb_trim(skb, INT_H_SIZE + (msg_dsz - msg_rem));
> 		__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
> 	}
>+
>+	if (skb_queue_empty(list)) {
>+		skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, 0, dnode);
>+		if (!skb) {
>+			pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
>+			return;
>+		}
>+		hdr = buf_msg(skb);
>+		msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
>+		msg_set_bulk(hdr);
>+		msg_set_non_legacy(hdr);
>+		__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
>+	}
As I explained before, this approach is wrong because 
1. It does not handle memory allocation failure.
2. It breaks receiving peer by  sending non-data message to that peer in case skb is not NULL.

Could you please test below patch to see if it fixes the NULL dereference issue you reported ?

---
 net/tipc/core.c       |  1 +
 net/tipc/core.h       |  2 ++
 net/tipc/name_distr.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 net/tipc/name_distr.h |  3 ++-
 net/tipc/net.c        |  2 ++
 net/tipc/node.c       | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index 315975c3be81..9e81be4f01cf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.c
+++ b/net/tipc/core.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
        tn->trial_addr = 0;
        tn->addr_trial_end = 0;
        tn->capabilities = TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
+       atomic_set(&tn->finalized, 0);
        INIT_WORK(&tn->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
        memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
        memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
index 9ce5f9ff6cc0..76768844c808 100644
--- a/net/tipc/core.h
+++ b/net/tipc/core.h
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct tipc_net {
        struct work_struct work;
        /* The numbers of work queues in schedule */
        atomic_t wq_count;
+       /* flag to indicate work has finished */
+       atomic_t finalized;
 };
 
 static inline struct tipc_net *tipc_net(struct net *net)
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
index ba5f4906e13b..8a1692dbd243 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *p)
  * @pls: linked list of publication items to be packed into buffer chain
  * @seqno: sequence number for this message
  */
-static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
+static int named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
                             u32 dnode, struct list_head *pls, u16 seqno)
 {
        struct publication *publ;
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
                        skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, msg_rem,
                                                dnode);
                        if (!skb) {
+                               __skb_queue_purge(list);
                                pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
-                               return;
+                               return 1;
                        }
                        hdr = buf_msg(skb);
                        msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
@@ -195,6 +196,8 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
        hdr = buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list));
        msg_set_last_bulk(hdr);
        msg_set_named_seqno(hdr, seqno);
+
+       return 0;
 }

 /**
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
  * @dnode: destination node
  * @capabilities: peer node's capabilities
  */
-void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
+int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
 {
        struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
        struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
@@ -218,9 +221,46 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
        spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);

        read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
-       named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno);
+       /* tipc_net_finalize_work() has not finished inserting self address to
+         * name table yet.
+         */
+       if (unlikely(list_empty(&nt->cluster_scope))) {
+               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
+               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+               return -ENOBUFS;
+       }
+
        tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
        read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode)
+{
+       struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
+       struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
+       struct sk_buff_head head;
+       u16 seqno;
+
+       __skb_queue_head_init(&head);
+       wait_var_event(&tn->finalized, atomic_read(&tn->finalized));
+       spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
+       seqno = nt->snd_nxt;
+       spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
+
+       read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+       if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
+               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+               return -ENOBUFS;
+       }
+       tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
+       read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
+
+       return 0;
 }

 /**
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.h b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
index c677f6f082df..cadf4e8c3e66 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.h
+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ struct distr_item {

 struct sk_buff *tipc_named_publish(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
 struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
-void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
+int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
+int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode);
 void tipc_named_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *namedq,
                    u16 *rcv_nxt, bool *open);
 void tipc_named_reinit(struct net *net);
diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index 7e65d0b0c4a8..4c144e720ac1 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
        tipc_sk_reinit(net);
        tipc_mon_reinit_self(net);
        tipc_nametbl_publish(net, &ua, &sk, addr);
+       atomic_inc(&tn->finalized);
+       wake_up_var(&tn->finalized);
 }

 void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 8e4ef2630ae4..c5b0a98324c3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct tipc_node {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
        struct tipc_crypto *crypto_rx;
 #endif
+       /* Work item for bulk distribution of cluster scope publications */
+       struct work_struct work;
 };

 /* Node FSM states and events:
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ static void tipc_node_free(struct rcu_head *rp)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
        tipc_crypto_stop(&n->crypto_rx);
 #endif
+       cancel_work_sync(&n->work);
        kfree(n);
 }

@@ -393,6 +396,19 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock_fast(struct tipc_node *n)
        write_unlock_bh(&n->lock);
 }

+static void tipc_node_dist_bulk(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct tipc_node *node = container_of(work, struct tipc_node, work);
+
+       if (tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(node->net, node->addr) < 0) {
+               u32 bearer_id = node->link_id & 0xffff;
+
+               tipc_node_link_down(node, bearer_id, false);
+       }
+
+       tipc_node_put(node);
+}
+
static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
        __releases(n->lock)
 {
@@ -424,8 +440,21 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
        if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN)
                tipc_publ_notify(net, publ_list, node, n->capabilities);

-       if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP)
-               tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
+       if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP) {
+               int rc = 0;
+
+               rc = tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
+               /* Defer bulk distribution to work queue */
+               if (rc > 0) {
+                       tipc_node_get(n);
+                       schedule_work(&n->work);
+               } else if (rc < 0) {
+                       /* Bring the link down to start over bulk distribution
+                        * when the link is up again.
+                        */
+                       tipc_node_link_down(n, bearer_id, false);
+               }
+       }

        if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_UP) {
                tipc_mon_peer_up(net, node, bearer_id);
@@ -564,6 +593,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr, u8 *peer_id,
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->publ_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->conn_sks);
+       INIT_WORK(&n->work, tipc_node_dist_bulk);
        skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.namedq);
        skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.inputq1);
        __skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.arrvq);

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* Re: [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list
  2026-07-17  9:48   ` Tung Quang Nguyen
@ 2026-07-17 18:34     ` Weiming Shi
  2026-07-17 19:00       ` Weiming Shi
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Weiming Shi @ 2026-07-17 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tung Quang Nguyen
  Cc: netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, xmei5, Jon Maloy,
	David S . Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
	Simon Horman

Tung Quang Nguyen <tung.quang.nguyen@est.tech> 于2026年7月17日周五 17:48写道:
>
> >Subject: [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on
> >empty publication list
> >
> >named_distribute() ends by stamping the last_bulk flag on the tail skb via
> >buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list)). When the publication list is empty no skb is
> >enqueued, skb_peek_tail() returns NULL, and buf_msg(NULL) is dereferenced.
> >
> >tipc_named_node_up() runs this on &nt->cluster_scope. With a node-id
> >configuration cluster_scope is populated only later by tipc_net_finalize(), so a
> >peer link that comes up first reaches named_distribute() with an empty list. It
> >is reachable by an unprivileged user (TIPC genl ops use
> >GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) over a UDP bearer in a user+net namespace:
> >
> > KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000d8-0x00000000000000df]
> > RIP: 0010:tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196)
> >  tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196 net/tipc/name_distr.c:221)
> >  tipc_node_write_unlock (net/tipc/node.c:428)
> >  tipc_rcv (net/tipc/node.c:2185)
> >  tipc_udp_recv (net/tipc/udp_media.c:392)  Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal
> >exception in interrupt
> >
> >The peer holds back this node's later name updates until it sees a bulk with the
> >last_bulk flag, so simply skipping the send would stall it. Emit an item-less bulk
> >when the publication list is empty, so the peer still receives the last_bulk flag
> >and opens.
> >
> >Fixes: cad2929dc432 ("tipc: update a binding service via broadcast")
> >Reported-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
> >Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
> >Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
> >---
> > net/tipc/name_distr.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c index
> >ba4f4906e13b..a8bb7bd101ea 100644
> >--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> >+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> >@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct
> >sk_buff_head *list,
> >               skb_trim(skb, INT_H_SIZE + (msg_dsz - msg_rem));
> >               __skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
> >       }
> >+
> >+      if (skb_queue_empty(list)) {
> >+              skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, 0, dnode);
> >+              if (!skb) {
> >+                      pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
> >+                      return;
> >+              }
> >+              hdr = buf_msg(skb);
> >+              msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
> >+              msg_set_bulk(hdr);
> >+              msg_set_non_legacy(hdr);
> >+              __skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
> >+      }
> As I explained before, this approach is wrong because
> 1. It does not handle memory allocation failure.
> 2. It breaks receiving peer by  sending non-data message to that peer in case skb is not NULL.
>
> Could you please test below patch to see if it fixes the NULL dereference issue you reported ?

Hi ,
Tested your patch, it fixes the NULL dereference I reported. No more
panic with an empty cluster_scope .

One new bug found during testing: if tipc_nametbl_publish() fails in
tipc_net_finalize(), the node is
still marked finalized, so the deferred worker wakes up and calls
named_distribute() with an empty list,
hitting the same NULL dereference.

I have the fix ready and sent it out:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717183047.2725959-1-bestswngs@gmail.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717183047.2725959-2-bestswngs@gmail.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717183047.2725959-3-bestswngs@gmail.com/

Thanks,
Weiming Shi

>
> ---
>  net/tipc/core.c       |  1 +
>  net/tipc/core.h       |  2 ++
>  net/tipc/name_distr.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  net/tipc/name_distr.h |  3 ++-
>  net/tipc/net.c        |  2 ++
>  net/tipc/node.c       | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
> index 315975c3be81..9e81be4f01cf 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/core.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/core.c
> @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
>         tn->trial_addr = 0;
>         tn->addr_trial_end = 0;
>         tn->capabilities = TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
> +       atomic_set(&tn->finalized, 0);
>         INIT_WORK(&tn->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
>         memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
>         memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
> diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
> index 9ce5f9ff6cc0..76768844c808 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/core.h
> +++ b/net/tipc/core.h
> @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct tipc_net {
>         struct work_struct work;
>         /* The numbers of work queues in schedule */
>         atomic_t wq_count;
> +       /* flag to indicate work has finished */
> +       atomic_t finalized;
>  };
>
>  static inline struct tipc_net *tipc_net(struct net *net)
> diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> index ba5f4906e13b..8a1692dbd243 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *p)
>   * @pls: linked list of publication items to be packed into buffer chain
>   * @seqno: sequence number for this message
>   */
> -static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
> +static int named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
>                              u32 dnode, struct list_head *pls, u16 seqno)
>  {
>         struct publication *publ;
> @@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
>                         skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, msg_rem,
>                                                 dnode);
>                         if (!skb) {
> +                               __skb_queue_purge(list);
>                                 pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
> -                               return;
> +                               return 1;
>                         }
>                         hdr = buf_msg(skb);
>                         msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
> @@ -195,6 +196,8 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
>         hdr = buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list));
>         msg_set_last_bulk(hdr);
>         msg_set_named_seqno(hdr, seqno);
> +
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
>   * @dnode: destination node
>   * @capabilities: peer node's capabilities
>   */
> -void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
> +int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
>  {
>         struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
>         struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
> @@ -218,9 +221,46 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
>         spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
>
>         read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> -       named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno);
> +       /* tipc_net_finalize_work() has not finished inserting self address to
> +         * name table yet.
> +         */
> +       if (unlikely(list_empty(&nt->cluster_scope))) {
> +               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> +               return 1;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
> +               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> +               return -ENOBUFS;
> +       }
> +
>         tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
>         read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode)
> +{
> +       struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
> +       struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
> +       struct sk_buff_head head;
> +       u16 seqno;
> +
> +       __skb_queue_head_init(&head);
> +       wait_var_event(&tn->finalized, atomic_read(&tn->finalized));
> +       spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
> +       seqno = nt->snd_nxt;
> +       spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
> +
> +       read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> +       if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
> +               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> +               return -ENOBUFS;
> +       }
> +       tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
> +       read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> +
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  /**
> diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.h b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
> index c677f6f082df..cadf4e8c3e66 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/name_distr.h
> +++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
> @@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ struct distr_item {
>
>  struct sk_buff *tipc_named_publish(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
>  struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
> -void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
> +int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
> +int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode);
>  void tipc_named_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *namedq,
>                     u16 *rcv_nxt, bool *open);
>  void tipc_named_reinit(struct net *net);
> diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
> index 7e65d0b0c4a8..4c144e720ac1 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/net.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/net.c
> @@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
>         tipc_sk_reinit(net);
>         tipc_mon_reinit_self(net);
>         tipc_nametbl_publish(net, &ua, &sk, addr);
> +       atomic_inc(&tn->finalized);
> +       wake_up_var(&tn->finalized);
>  }
>
>  void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
> diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
> index 8e4ef2630ae4..c5b0a98324c3 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/node.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/node.c
> @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct tipc_node {
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
>         struct tipc_crypto *crypto_rx;
>  #endif
> +       /* Work item for bulk distribution of cluster scope publications */
> +       struct work_struct work;
>  };
>
>  /* Node FSM states and events:
> @@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ static void tipc_node_free(struct rcu_head *rp)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
>         tipc_crypto_stop(&n->crypto_rx);
>  #endif
> +       cancel_work_sync(&n->work);
>         kfree(n);
>  }
>
> @@ -393,6 +396,19 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock_fast(struct tipc_node *n)
>         write_unlock_bh(&n->lock);
>  }
>
> +static void tipc_node_dist_bulk(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> +       struct tipc_node *node = container_of(work, struct tipc_node, work);
> +
> +       if (tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(node->net, node->addr) < 0) {
> +               u32 bearer_id = node->link_id & 0xffff;
> +
> +               tipc_node_link_down(node, bearer_id, false);
> +       }
> +
> +       tipc_node_put(node);
> +}
> +
> static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
>         __releases(n->lock)
>  {
> @@ -424,8 +440,21 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
>         if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN)
>                 tipc_publ_notify(net, publ_list, node, n->capabilities);
>
> -       if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP)
> -               tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
> +       if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP) {
> +               int rc = 0;
> +
> +               rc = tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
> +               /* Defer bulk distribution to work queue */
> +               if (rc > 0) {
> +                       tipc_node_get(n);
> +                       schedule_work(&n->work);
> +               } else if (rc < 0) {
> +                       /* Bring the link down to start over bulk distribution
> +                        * when the link is up again.
> +                        */
> +                       tipc_node_link_down(n, bearer_id, false);
> +               }
> +       }
>
>         if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_UP) {
>                 tipc_mon_peer_up(net, node, bearer_id);
> @@ -564,6 +593,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr, u8 *peer_id,
>         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->list);
>         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->publ_list);
>         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->conn_sks);
> +       INIT_WORK(&n->work, tipc_node_dist_bulk);
>         skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.namedq);
>         skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.inputq1);
>         __skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.arrvq);

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* Re: [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on empty publication list
  2026-07-17 18:34     ` Weiming Shi
@ 2026-07-17 19:00       ` Weiming Shi
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Weiming Shi @ 2026-07-17 19:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tung Quang Nguyen
  Cc: netdev, tipc-discussion, linux-kernel, xmei5, Jon Maloy,
	David S . Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
	Simon Horman

Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com> 于2026年7月18日周六 02:34写道:
>
> Tung Quang Nguyen <tung.quang.nguyen@est.tech> 于2026年7月17日周五 17:48写道:
> >
> > >Subject: [PATCH net v4 2/2] tipc: fix NULL deref in tipc_named_node_up() on
> > >empty publication list
> > >
> > >named_distribute() ends by stamping the last_bulk flag on the tail skb via
> > >buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list)). When the publication list is empty no skb is
> > >enqueued, skb_peek_tail() returns NULL, and buf_msg(NULL) is dereferenced.
> > >
> > >tipc_named_node_up() runs this on &nt->cluster_scope. With a node-id
> > >configuration cluster_scope is populated only later by tipc_net_finalize(), so a
> > >peer link that comes up first reaches named_distribute() with an empty list. It
> > >is reachable by an unprivileged user (TIPC genl ops use
> > >GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) over a UDP bearer in a user+net namespace:
> > >
> > > KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000000d8-0x00000000000000df]
> > > RIP: 0010:tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196)
> > >  tipc_named_node_up (net/tipc/name_distr.c:196 net/tipc/name_distr.c:221)
> > >  tipc_node_write_unlock (net/tipc/node.c:428)
> > >  tipc_rcv (net/tipc/node.c:2185)
> > >  tipc_udp_recv (net/tipc/udp_media.c:392)  Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal
> > >exception in interrupt
> > >
> > >The peer holds back this node's later name updates until it sees a bulk with the
> > >last_bulk flag, so simply skipping the send would stall it. Emit an item-less bulk
> > >when the publication list is empty, so the peer still receives the last_bulk flag
> > >and opens.
> > >
> > >Fixes: cad2929dc432 ("tipc: update a binding service via broadcast")
> > >Reported-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
> > >Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
> > >Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
> > >---
> > > net/tipc/name_distr.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
> > > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> > >
> > >diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c index
> > >ba4f4906e13b..a8bb7bd101ea 100644
> > >--- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> > >+++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> > >@@ -192,6 +192,20 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct
> > >sk_buff_head *list,
> > >               skb_trim(skb, INT_H_SIZE + (msg_dsz - msg_rem));
> > >               __skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
> > >       }
> > >+
> > >+      if (skb_queue_empty(list)) {
> > >+              skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, 0, dnode);
> > >+              if (!skb) {
> > >+                      pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
> > >+                      return;
> > >+              }
> > >+              hdr = buf_msg(skb);
> > >+              msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
> > >+              msg_set_bulk(hdr);
> > >+              msg_set_non_legacy(hdr);
> > >+              __skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
> > >+      }
> > As I explained before, this approach is wrong because
> > 1. It does not handle memory allocation failure.
> > 2. It breaks receiving peer by  sending non-data message to that peer in case skb is not NULL.
> >
> > Could you please test below patch to see if it fixes the NULL dereference issue you reported ?
>
> Hi ,
> Tested your patch, it fixes the NULL dereference I reported. No more
> panic with an empty cluster_scope .
>
> One new bug found during testing: if tipc_nametbl_publish() fails in
> tipc_net_finalize(), the node is
> still marked finalized, so the deferred worker wakes up and calls
> named_distribute() with an empty list,
> hitting the same NULL dereference.
>
> I have the fix ready and sent it out:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717183047.2725959-1-bestswngs@gmail.com/
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717183047.2725959-2-bestswngs@gmail.com/
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717183047.2725959-3-bestswngs@gmail.com/
>
> Thanks,
> Weiming Shi
>

Hi,
The v5 I sent earlier was incomplete. It only carried the two
follow-up patches and depended on Tung's
patch from this thread as its base, which made the series hard to
apply on its own.

I have resent the series as v6:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260717185701.2828080-1-bestswngs@gmail.com/

Sorry for the noise.
> >
> > ---
> >  net/tipc/core.c       |  1 +
> >  net/tipc/core.h       |  2 ++
> >  net/tipc/name_distr.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> >  net/tipc/name_distr.h |  3 ++-
> >  net/tipc/net.c        |  2 ++
> >  net/tipc/node.c       | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  6 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
> > index 315975c3be81..9e81be4f01cf 100644
> > --- a/net/tipc/core.c
> > +++ b/net/tipc/core.c
> > @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static int __net_init tipc_init_net(struct net *net)
> >         tn->trial_addr = 0;
> >         tn->addr_trial_end = 0;
> >         tn->capabilities = TIPC_NODE_CAPABILITIES;
> > +       atomic_set(&tn->finalized, 0);
> >         INIT_WORK(&tn->work, tipc_net_finalize_work);
> >         memset(tn->node_id, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id));
> >         memset(tn->node_id_string, 0, sizeof(tn->node_id_string));
> > diff --git a/net/tipc/core.h b/net/tipc/core.h
> > index 9ce5f9ff6cc0..76768844c808 100644
> > --- a/net/tipc/core.h
> > +++ b/net/tipc/core.h
> > @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct tipc_net {
> >         struct work_struct work;
> >         /* The numbers of work queues in schedule */
> >         atomic_t wq_count;
> > +       /* flag to indicate work has finished */
> > +       atomic_t finalized;
> >  };
> >
> >  static inline struct tipc_net *tipc_net(struct net *net)
> > diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.c b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> > index ba5f4906e13b..8a1692dbd243 100644
> > --- a/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> > +++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.c
> > @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *p)
> >   * @pls: linked list of publication items to be packed into buffer chain
> >   * @seqno: sequence number for this message
> >   */
> > -static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
> > +static int named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
> >                              u32 dnode, struct list_head *pls, u16 seqno)
> >  {
> >         struct publication *publ;
> > @@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
> >                         skb = named_prepare_buf(net, PUBLICATION, msg_rem,
> >                                                 dnode);
> >                         if (!skb) {
> > +                               __skb_queue_purge(list);
> >                                 pr_warn("Bulk publication failure\n");
> > -                               return;
> > +                               return 1;
> >                         }
> >                         hdr = buf_msg(skb);
> >                         msg_set_bc_ack_invalid(hdr, true);
> > @@ -195,6 +196,8 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
> >         hdr = buf_msg(skb_peek_tail(list));
> >         msg_set_last_bulk(hdr);
> >         msg_set_named_seqno(hdr, seqno);
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > @@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ static void named_distribute(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list,
> >   * @dnode: destination node
> >   * @capabilities: peer node's capabilities
> >   */
> > -void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
> > +int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
> >  {
> >         struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
> >         struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
> > @@ -218,9 +221,46 @@ void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities)
> >         spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
> >
> >         read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > -       named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno);
> > +       /* tipc_net_finalize_work() has not finished inserting self address to
> > +         * name table yet.
> > +         */
> > +       if (unlikely(list_empty(&nt->cluster_scope))) {
> > +               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > +               return 1;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
> > +               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > +               return -ENOBUFS;
> > +       }
> > +
> >         tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
> >         read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > +       return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode)
> > +{
> > +       struct name_table *nt = tipc_name_table(net);
> > +       struct tipc_net *tn = tipc_net(net);
> > +       struct sk_buff_head head;
> > +       u16 seqno;
> > +
> > +       __skb_queue_head_init(&head);
> > +       wait_var_event(&tn->finalized, atomic_read(&tn->finalized));
> > +       spin_lock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
> > +       seqno = nt->snd_nxt;
> > +       spin_unlock_bh(&tn->nametbl_lock);
> > +
> > +       read_lock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > +       if (named_distribute(net, &head, dnode, &nt->cluster_scope, seqno)) {
> > +               read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > +               return -ENOBUFS;
> > +       }
> > +       tipc_node_xmit(net, &head, dnode, 0);
> > +       read_unlock_bh(&nt->cluster_scope_lock);
> > +
> > +       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > diff --git a/net/tipc/name_distr.h b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
> > index c677f6f082df..cadf4e8c3e66 100644
> > --- a/net/tipc/name_distr.h
> > +++ b/net/tipc/name_distr.h
> > @@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ struct distr_item {
> >
> >  struct sk_buff *tipc_named_publish(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
> >  struct sk_buff *tipc_named_withdraw(struct net *net, struct publication *publ);
> > -void tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
> > +int tipc_named_node_up(struct net *net, u32 dnode, u16 capabilities);
> > +int tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(struct net *net, u32 dnode);
> >  void tipc_named_rcv(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *namedq,
> >                     u16 *rcv_nxt, bool *open);
> >  void tipc_named_reinit(struct net *net);
> > diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
> > index 7e65d0b0c4a8..4c144e720ac1 100644
> > --- a/net/tipc/net.c
> > +++ b/net/tipc/net.c
> > @@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static void tipc_net_finalize(struct net *net, u32 addr)
> >         tipc_sk_reinit(net);
> >         tipc_mon_reinit_self(net);
> >         tipc_nametbl_publish(net, &ua, &sk, addr);
> > +       atomic_inc(&tn->finalized);
> > +       wake_up_var(&tn->finalized);
> >  }
> >
> >  void tipc_net_finalize_work(struct work_struct *work)
> > diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
> > index 8e4ef2630ae4..c5b0a98324c3 100644
> > --- a/net/tipc/node.c
> > +++ b/net/tipc/node.c
> > @@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ struct tipc_node {
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
> >         struct tipc_crypto *crypto_rx;
> >  #endif
> > +       /* Work item for bulk distribution of cluster scope publications */
> > +       struct work_struct work;
> >  };
> >
> >  /* Node FSM states and events:
> > @@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ static void tipc_node_free(struct rcu_head *rp)
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_TIPC_CRYPTO
> >         tipc_crypto_stop(&n->crypto_rx);
> >  #endif
> > +       cancel_work_sync(&n->work);
> >         kfree(n);
> >  }
> >
> > @@ -393,6 +396,19 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock_fast(struct tipc_node *n)
> >         write_unlock_bh(&n->lock);
> >  }
> >
> > +static void tipc_node_dist_bulk(struct work_struct *work)
> > +{
> > +       struct tipc_node *node = container_of(work, struct tipc_node, work);
> > +
> > +       if (tipc_named_dist_cluster_scope(node->net, node->addr) < 0) {
> > +               u32 bearer_id = node->link_id & 0xffff;
> > +
> > +               tipc_node_link_down(node, bearer_id, false);
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       tipc_node_put(node);
> > +}
> > +
> > static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
> >         __releases(n->lock)
> >  {
> > @@ -424,8 +440,21 @@ static void tipc_node_write_unlock(struct tipc_node *n)
> >         if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_DOWN)
> >                 tipc_publ_notify(net, publ_list, node, n->capabilities);
> >
> > -       if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP)
> > -               tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
> > +       if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_NODE_UP) {
> > +               int rc = 0;
> > +
> > +               rc = tipc_named_node_up(net, node, n->capabilities);
> > +               /* Defer bulk distribution to work queue */
> > +               if (rc > 0) {
> > +                       tipc_node_get(n);
> > +                       schedule_work(&n->work);
> > +               } else if (rc < 0) {
> > +                       /* Bring the link down to start over bulk distribution
> > +                        * when the link is up again.
> > +                        */
> > +                       tipc_node_link_down(n, bearer_id, false);
> > +               }
> > +       }
> >
> >         if (flags & TIPC_NOTIFY_LINK_UP) {
> >                 tipc_mon_peer_up(net, node, bearer_id);
> > @@ -564,6 +593,7 @@ struct tipc_node *tipc_node_create(struct net *net, u32 addr, u8 *peer_id,
> >         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->list);
> >         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->publ_list);
> >         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&n->conn_sks);
> > +       INIT_WORK(&n->work, tipc_node_dist_bulk);
> >         skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.namedq);
> >         skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.inputq1);
> >         __skb_queue_head_init(&n->bc_entry.arrvq);

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