linux-kernel - Re: CVE-2021-3640 and the unlimited block of lock

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Date:   Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:27:08 +0200
From:   Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:     linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CVE-2021-3640 and the unlimited block of lock_sock()

On Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:46:39 +0200,
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> it seems that the recent fixes in bluetooth tree address most of
> issues in CVE-2021-3640 ("Use-After-Free vulnerability in function
> sco_sock_sendmsg()").  But there is still a problem left: although we
> cover the race with lock_sock() now, the lock may be blocked endlessly
> (as the task takes over with userfaultd), which result in the trigger
> of watchdog like:
> 
> -- 8< --
> [   23.226767][    T7] Bluetooth: hci0: command 0x0419 tx timeout
> [  284.985881][ T1529] INFO: task poc:7603 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
> [  284.989134][ T1529]       Not tainted 5.13.0-rc4+ #48
> [  284.990098][ T1529] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
> [  284.991705][ T1529] task:poc             state:D stack:13784 pid: 7603 ppid:  7593 flags:0x00000000
> [  284.993414][ T1529] Call Trace:
> [  284.994025][ T1529]  __schedule+0x32e/0xb90
> [  284.994842][ T1529]  ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0x72/0xe0
> [  284.995987][ T1529]  schedule+0x38/0xe0
> [  284.996723][ T1529]  __lock_sock+0xa1/0x130
> [  284.997434][ T1529]  ? finish_wait+0x80/0x80
> [  284.998150][ T1529]  lock_sock_nested+0x9f/0xb0
> [  284.998914][ T1529]  sco_conn_del+0xb1/0x1a0
> [  284.999619][ T1529]  ? sco_conn_del+0x1a0/0x1a0
> [  285.000361][ T1529]  sco_disconn_cfm+0x3a/0x60
> [  285.001116][ T1529]  hci_conn_hash_flush+0x95/0x130
> [  285.001921][ T1529]  hci_dev_do_close+0x298/0x680
> [  285.002687][ T1529]  ? up_write+0x12/0x130
> [  285.003367][ T1529]  ? vhci_close_dev+0x20/0x20
> [  285.004107][ T1529]  hci_unregister_dev+0x9f/0x240
> [  285.004886][ T1529]  vhci_release+0x35/0x70
> [  285.005602][ T1529]  __fput+0xdf/0x360
> [  285.006225][ T1529]  task_work_run+0x86/0xd0
> [  285.006927][ T1529]  exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x267/0x270
> [  285.007824][ T1529]  syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x19/0x60
> [  285.008694][ T1529]  do_syscall_64+0x42/0xa0
> [  285.009393][ T1529]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
> [  285.010321][ T1529] RIP: 0033:0x4065c7
> -- 8< --
> 
> Is there any plan to address this?
> 
> As a quick hack, I confirmed a workaround like below:
> 
> -- 8< --
> --- a/net/core/sock.c
> +++ b/net/core/sock.c
> @@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ void __lock_sock(struct sock *sk)
>  		prepare_to_wait_exclusive(&sk->sk_lock.wq, &wait,
>  					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
>  		spin_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
> -		schedule();
> +		schedule_timeout(msecs_to_jiffies(10 * 1000));
>  		spin_lock_bh(&sk->sk_lock.slock);
>  		if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
>  			break;
> -- 8< --
> 
> .... but I'm not sure whether it's the right way to go.

Does anyone has an idea?


thanks,

Takashi