linux-kernel - Re: ZDI-CAN-22273: New Vulnerability Report

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Date:   Sat, 21 Oct 2023 12:10:03 +0200
From:   "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "zdi-disclosures@...ndmicro.com" <zdi-disclosures@...ndmicro.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "valentina.manea.m@...il.com" <valentina.manea.m@...il.com>,
        "shuah@...nel.org" <shuah@...nel.org>,
        "i@...ithal.me" <i@...ithal.me>
Subject: Re: ZDI-CAN-22273: New Vulnerability Report

On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 03:25:27PM +0000, zdi-disclosures@...ndmicro.com wrote:
> ### Analysis
> 
> ```
> race condition bug exists in the usb/ip VHCI driver
> it leads to UAF on `struct usb_device`
> thread 1                                                thread 2
> vhci_device_reset()                             vhci_urb_enqueue()
>  usb_put_dev(vdev->udev);
>                                                                  usb_put_dev(vdev->udev);               // free
>                                                                  vdev->udev = usb_get_dev(urb->dev);    // UAF
>  vdev->udev = NULL;
> ```
> 
> here is the patch in order to trigger the bug more easier
> ```
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
> index 37d1fc34e..7242244d7 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
> @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <linux/platform_device.h>
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
> -
> +#include <linux/delay.h>
>  #include "usbip_common.h"
>  #include "vhci.h"
> 
> @@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ static int vhci_urb_enqueue(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb, gfp_t mem_flag
>                                 usbip_dbg_vhci_hc(
>                                         "Not yet?:Get_Descriptor to device 0 (get max pipe size)\n");
> 
> +                       mdelay(200);
>                         usb_put_dev(vdev->udev);
>                         vdev->udev = usb_get_dev(urb->dev);
>                         goto out;
> @@ -1075,6 +1076,7 @@ static void vhci_device_reset(struct usbip_device *ud)
>         vdev->devid  = 0;
> 
>         usb_put_dev(vdev->udev);
> +       mdelay(200);
>         vdev->udev = NULL;
> 
>         if (ud->tcp_socket) {
> ```

So you are resetting a device while it is enumerating?  That's a very
narrow window to handle, and you need a malicious device to do this,
right?

Can you submit a patch to just save off the reference of the device
before the put is called on it to be sure that all is in sync properly?

thanks,

greg k-h