linux-kernel - Re: KASAN: use-after-free Read in tcp_write_timer

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Date:   Thu, 6 Apr 2023 07:17:30 +0900
From:   "Dae R. Jeong" <threeearcat@...il.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc:     Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, dsahern@...nel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org
Subject: Re: KASAN: use-after-free Read in tcp_write_timer_handler

On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 4:48 AM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 9:42 PM Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com> wrote:
> >
> > From:   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> > Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2023 13:28:16 +0200
> > > On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 12:41 PM Dae R. Jeong <threeearcat@...il.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > We observed an issue "KASAN: use-after-free Read in tcp_write_timer_handler" during fuzzing.
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately, we have not found a reproducer for the crash yet. We
> > > > will inform you if we have any update on this crash.  Detailed crash
> > > > information is attached below.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the report.
> > >
> > > I have dozens of similar syzbot reports, with no repro.
> > >
> > > I usually hold them, because otherwise it is just noise to mailing lists.
> > >
> > > Normally, all user TCP sockets hold a reference on the netns
> > >
> > > In all these cases, we see a netns being dismantled while there is at
> > > least one socket with a live timer.
> > >
> > > This is therefore a kernel TCP socket, for which we do not have yet
> > > debugging infra ( REF_TRACKER )
> > >
> > > CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER=y is helping to detect too many dev_put(),
> > > we need something tracking the "kernel sockets" as well.
> >
> > Maybe I missed something, but we track kernel sockets with netns
> > by notrefcnt_tracker ?
>
> Oh right, I forgot I did this already :)
>
> commit 0cafd77dcd032d1687efaba5598cf07bce85997f
> Author: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Date:   Thu Oct 20 23:20:18 2022 +0000
>
>     net: add a refcount tracker for kernel sockets
>
> Dae, make sure to not send reports based on old kernels.
>
> Using 6.0-rc7 is a waste of your time, and everyone else reading this thread.
>
> I confess I did not check this, and I really should do that all the time.

I'm sorry and I understand your time is valuable.
I will let you know when I observe this issue again.

>
> >
> > I thought now CONFIG_NET_NS_REFCNT_TRACKER can catch the case.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Otherwise bugs in subsystems not properly dismantling their kernel
> > > socket at netns dismantle are next to impossible to track and fix.
> > >
> > > If anyone has time to implement this, feel free to submit patches.
> > >
> > > Thanks.

Best regards,
Dae R. Jeong.