linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/hyper-v: guard against cpu mask changes in hyperv_flush_tlb

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Date:   Thu, 1 Oct 2020 11:53:59 +0000
From:   Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
To:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
Cc:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
        mikelley@...rosoft.com, linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org, kys@...rosoft.com,
        haiyangz@...rosoft.com, sthemmin@...rosoft.com, wei.liu@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/hyper-v: guard against cpu mask changes in
 hyperv_flush_tlb_others()

On Thu, Oct 01, 2020 at 11:40:04AM +0200, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org> writes:
> 
> > cpumask can change underneath us, which is generally safe except when we
> > call into hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(): if cpumask ends up empty we pass
> > num_cpu_possible() into hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(), causing it to read
> > garbage. As reported by KASAN:
> >
> > [   83.504763] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hyperv_flush_tlb_others (include/asm-generic/mshyperv.h:128 arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c:112)
> > [   83.908636] Read of size 4 at addr ffff888267c01370 by task kworker/u8:2/106
> > [   84.196669] CPU: 0 PID: 106 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Tainted: G        W         5.4.60 #1
> > [   84.196669] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS 090008  12/07/2018
> > [   84.196669] Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-8:0)
> > [   84.196669] Call Trace:
> > [   84.196669] dump_stack (lib/dump_stack.c:120)
> > [   84.196669] print_address_description.constprop.0 (mm/kasan/report.c:375)
> > [   84.196669] __kasan_report.cold (mm/kasan/report.c:507)
> > [   84.196669] kasan_report (arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h:71 mm/kasan/common.c:635)
> > [   84.196669] hyperv_flush_tlb_others (include/asm-generic/mshyperv.h:128 arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c:112)
> > [   84.196669] flush_tlb_mm_range (arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:68 arch/x86/mm/tlb.c:798)
> > [   84.196669] ptep_clear_flush (arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h:586 mm/pgtable-generic.c:88)
> >
> > Fixes: 0e4c88f37693 ("x86/hyper-v: Use cheaper HVCALL_FLUSH_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS_{LIST,SPACE} hypercalls when possible")
> > Cc: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
> > Cc: stable@...nel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c | 4 +++-
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c
> > index 5208ba49c89a9..b1d6afc5fc4a3 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c
> > @@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ static void hyperv_flush_tlb_others(const struct cpumask *cpus,
> >  		 * must. We will also check all VP numbers when walking the
> >  		 * supplied CPU set to remain correct in all cases.
> >  		 */
> > -		if (hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(cpumask_last(cpus)) >= 64)
> > +		int last = cpumask_last(cpus);
> > +
> > +		if (last < num_possible_cpus() && hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(last) >= 64)
> >  			goto do_ex_hypercall;
> 
> In case 'cpus' can end up being empty (I'm genuinely suprised it can)
> the check is mandatory indeed. I would, however, just return directly in
> this case:
> 
> if (last < num_possible_cpus())
> 	return;

I think you want 

   last >= num_possible_cpus()

here?

A more important question is, if the mask can change willy-nilly, what
is stopping it from changing between these checks? I.e. is there still a
windows that hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(last) can return garbage?

Wei.

> 
> if (hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(last) >= 64)
> 	goto do_ex_hypercall;
> 
> as there's nothing to flush, no need to call into
> hyperv_flush_tlb_others_ex().
> 
> Anyway, the fix seems to be correct, so
> 
> Reviewed-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
> 
> >  
> >  		for_each_cpu(cpu, cpus) {
> 
> -- 
> Vitaly
>