linux-kernel - [PATCH] tipc: fix a potential deadlock on &tx->lock

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Message-Id: <20230927181414.59928-1-dg573847474@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:14:14 +0000
From:   Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
To:     jmaloy@...hat.com, ying.xue@...driver.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] tipc: fix a potential deadlock on &tx->lock

It seems that tipc_crypto_key_revoke() could be be invoked by
wokequeue tipc_crypto_work_rx() under process context and
timer/rx callback under softirq context, thus the lock acquisition
on &tx->lock seems better use spin_lock_bh() to prevent possible
deadlock.

This flaw was found by an experimental static analysis tool I am
developing for irq-related deadlock.

tipc_crypto_work_rx() <workqueue>
--> tipc_crypto_key_distr()
--> tipc_bcast_xmit()
--> tipc_bcbase_xmit()
--> tipc_bearer_bc_xmit()
--> tipc_crypto_xmit()
--> tipc_ehdr_build()
--> tipc_crypto_key_revoke()
--> spin_lock(&tx->lock)
<timer interrupt>
   --> tipc_disc_timeout()
   --> tipc_bearer_xmit_skb()
   --> tipc_crypto_xmit()
   --> tipc_ehdr_build()
   --> tipc_crypto_key_revoke()
   --> spin_lock(&tx->lock) <deadlock here>

Signed-off-by: Chengfeng Ye <dg573847474@...il.com>
---
 net/tipc/crypto.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/crypto.c b/net/tipc/crypto.c
index 302fd749c424..43c3f1c971b8 100644
--- a/net/tipc/crypto.c
+++ b/net/tipc/crypto.c
@@ -1441,14 +1441,14 @@ static int tipc_crypto_key_revoke(struct net *net, u8 tx_key)
 	struct tipc_crypto *tx = tipc_net(net)->crypto_tx;
 	struct tipc_key key;
 
-	spin_lock(&tx->lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&tx->lock);
 	key = tx->key;
 	WARN_ON(!key.active || tx_key != key.active);
 
 	/* Free the active key */
 	tipc_crypto_key_set_state(tx, key.passive, 0, key.pending);
 	tipc_crypto_key_detach(tx->aead[key.active], &tx->lock);
-	spin_unlock(&tx->lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&tx->lock);
 
 	pr_warn("%s: key is revoked\n", tx->name);
 	return -EKEYREVOKED;
-- 
2.17.1