linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx

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Date:   Thu, 12 May 2022 15:55:59 +0300
From:   Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
To:     Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>,
        ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com, kvalo@...nel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, linville@...driver.com
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        syzbot+03110230a11411024147@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        syzbot+c6dde1f690b60e0b9fbe@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb

Hi Toke,

On 5/12/22 15:49, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
> Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com> writes:
> 
>> Syzbot reported use-after-free Read in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb(). The
>> problem was in incorrect htc_handle->drv_priv initialization.
>>
>> Probable call trace which can trigger use-after-free:
>>
>> ath9k_htc_probe_device()
>>   /* htc_handle->drv_priv = priv; */
>>   ath9k_htc_wait_for_target()      <--- Failed
>>   ieee80211_free_hw()		   <--- priv pointer is freed
>>
>> <IRQ>
>> ...
>> ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb()
>>   ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream()
>>    RX_STAT_INC()		<--- htc_handle->drv_priv access
>>
>> In order to not add fancy protection for drv_priv we can move
>> htc_handle->drv_priv initialization at the end of the
>> ath9k_htc_probe_device() and add helper macro to make
>> all *_STAT_* macros NULL save.
>>
>> Fixes: fb9987d0f748 ("ath9k_htc: Support for AR9271 chipset.")
>> Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+03110230a11411024147@...kaller.appspotmail.com
>> Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+c6dde1f690b60e0b9fbe@...kaller.appspotmail.com
>> Signed-off-by: Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
> 
> Could you link the original syzbot report in the commit message as well,

Sure! See links below

use-after-free bug:
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=6ead44e37afb6866ac0c7dd121b4ce07cb665f60

NULL deref bug:
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=b8101ffcec107c0567a0cd8acbbacec91e9ee8de

I can add them in commit message if you want :)

> please? Also that 'tested-by' implies that syzbot run-tested this? How
> does it do that; does it have ath9k_htc hardware?
> 

No, it uses CONFIG_USB_RAW_GADGET and CONFIG_USB_DUMMY_HCD for gadgets 
for emulating usb devices.

Basically these things "connect" fake USB device with random usb ids 
from hardcoded table and try to do various things with usb driver

>> ---

[snip]

>> -#define TX_STAT_INC(c) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c++)
>> -#define TX_STAT_ADD(c, a) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c += a)
>> -#define RX_STAT_INC(c) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c++)
>> -#define RX_STAT_ADD(c, a) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c += a)
>> +#define __STAT_SAVE(expr) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv ? (expr) : 0)
>> +#define TX_STAT_INC(c) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c++)
>> +#define TX_STAT_ADD(c, a) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c += a)
>> +#define RX_STAT_INC(c) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c++)
>> +#define RX_STAT_ADD(c, a) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c += a)
>>  #define CAB_STAT_INC   priv->debug.tx_stats.cab_queued++
> 
> s/SAVE/SAFE/ here and in the next patch (and the commit message).
> 

Oh, sorry about that! Will update in next version




With regards,
Pavel Skripkin

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