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Display the class/qdisc layout\n\ntc class ls dev lo\n class drr 1:1 root leaf 2: quantum 64Kb\n class drr 1:2 root leaf 3: quantum 64Kb\n class drr 3:1 root leaf 4: quantum 64Kb\n\ntc qdisc ls\n qdisc drr 1: dev lo root refcnt 2\n qdisc plug 2: dev lo parent 1:1\n qdisc pfifo 4: dev lo parent 3:1 limit 1000p\n qdisc drr 3: dev lo parent 1:2\n\nstep10. trigger the bug <=== prevented by this patch\ntc qdisc replace dev lo parent 1:3 handle 4:0\n\nstep 11. Redisplay again the qdiscs/classes\n\ntc class ls dev lo\n class drr 1:1 root leaf 2: quantum 64Kb\n class drr 1:2 root leaf 3: quantum 64Kb\n class drr 1:3 root leaf 4: quantum 64Kb\n class drr 3:1 root leaf 4: quantum 64Kb\n\ntc qdisc ls\n qdisc drr 1: dev lo root refcnt 2\n qdisc plug 2: dev lo parent 1:1\n qdisc pfifo 4: dev lo parent 3:1 refcnt 2 limit 1000p\n qdisc drr 3: dev lo parent 1:2\n\nObserve that a) parent for 4:0 does not change despite the replace request.\nThere can only be one parent.  b) refcount has gone up by two for 4:0 and\nc) both class 1:3 and 3:1 are pointing to it.\n\nStep 12.  send one packet to plug\necho \"\" | socat -u STDIN UDP4-DATAGRAM:127.0.0.1:8888,priority=$((0x10001))\nstep13.  send one packet to the grafted fifo\necho \"\" | socat -u STDIN UDP4-DATAGRAM:127.0.0.1:8888,priority=$((0x10003))\n\nstep14. lets trigger the uaf\ntc class delete dev lo classid 1:3\ntc class delete dev lo classid 1:1\n\nThe semantics of \"replace\" is for a del/add _on the same node_ and not\na delete from one node(3:1) and add to another node (1:3) as in step10.\nWhile we could \"fix\" with a more complex approach there could be\nconsequences to expectations so the patch takes the preventive approach of\n\"disallow such config\".\n\nJoint work with Lion Ackermann 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