linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mailbox: fix a UAF bug in msg

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Date:   Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:01:08 +0800
From:   Xianting TIan <xianting.tian@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        guoren@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mailbox: fix a UAF bug in msg_submit()


在 2021/8/17 下午1:58, Xianting TIan 写道:
>
> 在 2021/8/17 下午12:29, Jassi Brar 写道:
>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 7:15 AM Xianting Tian
>> <xianting.tian@...ux.alibaba.com> wrote:
>>> We met a UAF issue during our mailbox testing.
>>>
>>> In synchronous mailbox, we use mbox_send_message() to send a message
>>> and wait for completion. mbox_send_message() calls msg_submit() to
>>> send the message for the first time, if timeout, it will send the
>>> message in tx_tick() for the second time.
>>>
>> Seems like your controller's  .send_data() returns error. Can you
>> please explain why it does so? Because
>> send_data() only _accepts_ data for further transmission... which
>> should seldom be a problem.
>
> Thanks for the comments,
>
> We developed virtio-mailbox for heterogeneous virtualization system.
>
> virtio-mailbox is based on the mialbox framework.
>
> In virtio framework, its send func 'virtqueue_add_outbuf()' may return 
> error, which caused .send_data() return error.  And also contains 
> other csenarios.
>
> But I think mailbox framework shouldn't depend on .send_data() always 
> return OK,  as .send_data() is implemented by mailbox hardware 
> manufacturer, which is not controlled by mailbox framework itself.
>
> You said 'seldom',  but it still possible we can meet such issue. sucn 
> as flexrm_send_data() of drivers/mailbox/bcm-flexrm-mailbox.c.
>
> I think mailbox framework should be work normaly no matter 
> .send_data() returns ok or not ok.  Do you think so? thanks

Another solution is to ignore the return value of .send_data() in 
msg_submit(),

change

         err = chan->mbox->ops->send_data(chan, data);
         if (!err) {
                 chan->active_req = data;
                 chan->msg_count--;
         }

to

         chan->mbox->ops->send_data(chan, data);
         chan->active_req = data;
         chan->msg_count--;

But the side effect of the solution is obvious, as if send failed in the 
first time, it will have no chance to sent it in tx_tick() for the 
second time. That is to say, no retry.

So I think the solution in this patch is better.

Looking forward to your further comments, thanks

>
>>
>> thanks.