linux-kernel - Re: KASAN: use-after-free Read in task_is

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Date:   Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:14:59 +0900
From:   Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
To:     Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Cc:     serge@...lyn.com,
        syzbot <syzbot+a9ac39bf55329e206219@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        jmorris@...ei.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: KASAN: use-after-free Read in task_is_descendant

On 2018/10/25 21:17, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>>> And yes, task_is_descendant() can hit the dead child, if nothing else it can
>>> be killed. This can explain the kasan report.
>>
>> The kasan is reporting that child->real_parent (or maybe child->real_parent->real_parent
>> or child->real_parent->real_parent->real_parent ...) was pointing to already freed memory,
>> isn't it?
> 
> Yes. and you know, I am all confused. I no longer can understand you :/

Why don't we need to check every time like shown below?
Why checking only once is sufficient?

--- a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
+++ b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int task_is_descendant(struct task_struct *parent,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (!thread_group_leader(parent))
 		parent = rcu_dereference(parent->group_leader);
-	while (walker->pid > 0) {
+	while (pid_alive(walker) && walker->pid > 0) {
 		if (!thread_group_leader(walker))
 			walker = rcu_dereference(walker->group_leader);
 		if (walker == parent) {