linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] aio: Add support for the POLLFREE

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Date:   Wed, 6 Oct 2021 14:16:00 -0700
From:   Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To:     Ramji Jiyani <ramjiyani@...gle.com>
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, bcrl@...ck.org, hch@....de,
        kernel-team@...roid.com, linux-aio@...ck.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        oleg@...hat.com, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] aio: Add support for the POLLFREE

On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 07:50:29PM +0000, Ramji Jiyani wrote:
> Commit f5cb779ba163 ("ANDROID: binder: remove waitqueue when thread
> exits.") fixed the use-after-free in eventpoll but aio still has the
> same issue because it doesn't honor the POLLFREE flag.
> 
> Add support for the POLLFREE flag to force complete iocb inline in
> aio_poll_wake(). A thread may use it to signal it's exit and/or request
> to cleanup while pending poll request. In this case, aio_poll_wake()
> needs to make sure it doesn't keep any reference to the queue entry
> before returning from wake to avoid possible use after free via
> poll_cancel() path.
> 
> The POLLFREE flag is no more exclusive to the epoll and is being
> shared with the aio. Remove comment from poll.h to avoid confusion.
> 
> This fixes a use after free issue between binder thread and aio
> interactions in certain sequence of events [1].
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAKUd0B_TCXRY4h1hTztfwWbNSFQqsudDLn2S_28csgWZmZAG3Q@mail.gmail.com/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ramji Jiyani <ramjiyani@...gle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>

Can you add Fixes and Cc stable tags to ensure that this fix gets backported?
Please refer to Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst.

- Eric