There are multiple issues here:
1. After freeing dev->ax25_ptr, we need to set it to NULL otherwise
   we may use a dangling pointer.
2. There is a race between ax25_setsockopt() and device notifier as
   reported by syzbot. Close it by holding RTNL lock.
3. We need to test if dev->ax25_ptr is NULL before using it.
Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+ae6bb869cbed29b29040@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
                        break;
                }
 
-               dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, devname);
+               rtnl_lock();
+               dev = __dev_get_by_name(&init_net, devname);
                if (!dev) {
+                       rtnl_unlock();
                        res = -ENODEV;
                        break;
                }
 
                ax25->ax25_dev = ax25_dev_ax25dev(dev);
+               if (!ax25->ax25_dev) {
+                       rtnl_unlock();
+                       res = -ENODEV;
+                       break;
+               }
                ax25_fillin_cb(ax25, ax25->ax25_dev);
-               dev_put(dev);
+               rtnl_unlock();
                break;
 
        default:
 
        if ((s = ax25_dev_list) == ax25_dev) {
                ax25_dev_list = s->next;
                spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
+               dev->ax25_ptr = NULL;
                dev_put(dev);
                kfree(ax25_dev);
                return;
                if (s->next == ax25_dev) {
                        s->next = ax25_dev->next;
                        spin_unlock_bh(&ax25_dev_lock);
+                       dev->ax25_ptr = NULL;
                        dev_put(dev);
                        kfree(ax25_dev);
                        return;