linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] lib/stackdepot: Fix global out-of-bounds in stackdepot

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Message-ID: <CAG_fn=UHhZB-2JBdSBAbuNjBZwVwrzhqQvR1nHb+XOqUEvLMsw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 Feb 2020 11:30:28 +0100
From:   Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>
To:     Walter Wu <walter-zh.wu@...iatek.com>
Cc:     Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        wsd_upstream <wsd_upstream@...iatek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] lib/stackdepot: Fix global out-of-bounds in stackdepot

On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 3:05 AM Walter Wu <walter-zh.wu@...iatek.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2020-01-31 at 19:11 +0100, Alexander Potapenko wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 3:05 AM Walter Wu <walter-zh.wu@...iatek.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2020-01-30 at 13:03 +0100, Alexander Potapenko wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 7:44 AM Walter Wu <walter-zh.wu@...iatek.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Walter,
> > > >
> > > > > If the depot_index = STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS - 2 and next_slab_inited = 0,
> > > > > then it will cause array out-of-bounds access, so that we should modify
> > > > > the detection to avoid this array out-of-bounds bug.
> > > > >
> > > > > Assume depot_index = STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS - 3
> > > > > Consider following call flow sequence:
> > > > >
> > > > > stack_depot_save()
> > > > >    depot_alloc_stack()
> > > > >       if (unlikely(depot_index + 1 >= STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS)) //pass
> > > > >       depot_index++  //depot_index = STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS - 2
> > > > >       if (depot_index + 1 < STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS) //enter
> > > > >          smp_store_release(&next_slab_inited, 0); //next_slab_inited = 0
> > > > >       init_stack_slab()
> > > > >          if (stack_slabs[depot_index] == NULL) //enter and exit
> > > > >
> > > > > stack_depot_save()
> > > > >    depot_alloc_stack()
> > > > >       if (unlikely(depot_index + 1 >= STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS)) //pass
> > > > >       depot_index++  //depot_index = STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS - 1
> > > > >       init_stack_slab(&prealloc)
> > > > >          stack_slabs[depot_index + 1]  //here get global out-of-bounds
> > > > >
> > > > > Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
> > > > > Cc: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
> > > > > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> > > > > Cc: Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>
> > > > > Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
> > > > > Cc: Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > > > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > > > Cc: Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Walter Wu <walter-zh.wu@...iatek.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > changes in v2:
> > > > > modify call flow sequence and preconditon
> > > > >
> > > > > changes in v3:
> > > > > add some reviewers
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  lib/stackdepot.c | 2 +-
> > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/lib/stackdepot.c b/lib/stackdepot.c
> > > > > index ed717dd08ff3..7e8a15e41600 100644
> > > > > --- a/lib/stackdepot.c
> > > > > +++ b/lib/stackdepot.c
> > > > > @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static struct stack_record *depot_alloc_stack(unsigned long *entries, int size,
> > > > >         required_size = ALIGN(required_size, 1 << STACK_ALLOC_ALIGN);
> > > > >
> > > > >         if (unlikely(depot_offset + required_size > STACK_ALLOC_SIZE)) {
> > > > > -               if (unlikely(depot_index + 1 >= STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS)) {
> > > > > +               if (unlikely(depot_index + 2 >= STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS)) {
> >
> > This again means stack_slabs[STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS - 2] gets
> > initialized, but stack_slabs[STACK_ALLOC_MAX_SLABS - 1] doesn't,
> > because we'll be bailing out from init_stack_slab() from now on.
> > Does this patch actually fix the problem (do you have a reliable reproducer?)
> We get it by reviewing code, because Kasan doesn't scan it and we catch
> another bug internally, we found it unintentionally.
>
> > This addition of 2 is also counterintuitive, I don't think further
> > readers will understand the logic behind it.
> >
> Yes
>
> > What if we just check that depot_index + 1 is a valid index before accessing it?
> >
> It should fix the problem, do you want to send this patch?

I've sent the patch. Thanks for the report!