linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 0/3] block: address blktrace use-after-free

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Date:   Tue, 7 Apr 2020 10:47:01 +0800
From:   "yukuai (C)" <yukuai3@...wei.com>
To:     Ming Lei <ming.lei@...hat.com>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
CC:     <axboe@...nel.dk>, <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        <mingo@...hat.com>, <jack@...e.cz>, <nstange@...e.de>,
        <mhocko@...e.com>, <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/3] block: address blktrace use-after-free

On 2020/4/3 16:19, Ming Lei wrote:

> BTW, Yu Kuai posted one patch for this issue, looks that approach
> is simpler:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20200324132315.22133-1-yukuai3@huawei.com/
> 
> 

I think the issue might not be fixed with the patch seires.

At first, I think there are two key points for the issure:
1. The final release of queue is delayed in a workqueue
2. The creation of 'q->debugfs_dir' might failed(only if 1 exist)
And if we can fix any of the above problem, the UAF issue will be fixed.
(BTW, I did not come up with a good idea for problem 1, and my approach
is for problem 2.)

The third patch "block: avoid deferral of blk_release_queue() work" is
not enough to fix problem 1:
a. if CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE is enable:
static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
{
         struct kobject *kobj = container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref);
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT_RELEASE
         unsigned long delay = HZ + HZ * (get_random_int() & 0x3);
         pr_info("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s, parent %p (delayed %ld)\n",
                 ┊kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __func__, kobj->parent, delay);
         INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&kobj->release, kobject_delayed_cleanup);

         schedule_delayed_work(&kobj->release, delay);
#else
         kobject_cleanup(kobj);
#endif
}
b. when 'kobject_put' is called from blk_cleanup_queue, can we make sure
it is the last reference?

Futhermore, I do understand the second patch fix the UAF problem by
using 'q->debugfs_dir' instead of 'q->blk_trace->dir', but the problem 2
still exist and need to be fixed.

Thanks!
Yu Kuai