linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] binder: fix possible UAF when freeing buffer

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:41:36 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>
Cc:     tkjos@...gle.com, arve@...roid.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, maco@...gle.com,
        joel@...lfernandes.org, kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] binder: fix possible UAF when freeing buffer

On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 01:29:27PM -0700, Todd Kjos wrote:
> There is a race between the binder driver cleaning
> up a completed transaction via binder_free_transaction()
> and a user calling binder_ioctl(BC_FREE_BUFFER) to
> release a buffer. It doesn't matter which is first but
> they need to be protected against running concurrently
> which can result in a UAF.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
> ---
>  drivers/android/binder.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Does this also need to go to the stable kernels?

thanks,

greg k-h