linux-kernel - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2] ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe

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Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2025 06:15:04 +0000
From: "Loktionov, Aleksandr" <aleksandr.loktionov@...el.com>
To: Koichiro Den <den@...inux.co.jp>, "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org"
	<intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC: "Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>, "Kitszel, Przemyslaw"
	<przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>, "andrew+netdev@...n.ch"
	<andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, "Jagielski, Jedrzej" <jedrzej.jagielski@...el.com>,
	"mateusz.polchlopek@...el.com" <mateusz.polchlopek@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2] ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free()
 in ixgbe_remove()



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf
> Of Koichiro Den
> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 2:40 AM
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>; Kitszel,
> Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>; andrew+netdev@...n.ch;
> Jagielski, Jedrzej <jedrzej.jagielski@...el.com>;
> mateusz.polchlopek@...el.com; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v2] ixgbe: fix too early
> devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove()
> 
> Since ixgbe_adapter is embedded in devlink, calling devlink_free()
> prematurely in the ixgbe_remove() path can lead to UAF. Move
> devlink_free() to the end.
> 
> KASAN report:
> 
>  BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in
> ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]  Read of size 8
> at addr ffff0000adf813e0 by task bash/2095
>  CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2095 Comm: bash Tainted: G S  6.17.0-rc2-
> tnguy.net-queue+ #1 PREEMPT(full)  [...]  Call trace:
>   show_stack+0x30/0x90 (C)
>   dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
>   print_address_description.constprop.0+0x90/0x310
>   print_report+0x104/0x1f0
>   kasan_report+0x88/0x180
>   __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x20/0x30
>   ixgbe_reset_interrupt_capability+0x140/0x180 [ixgbe]
>   ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme+0xf8/0x130 [ixgbe]
>   ixgbe_remove+0x2d0/0x8c0 [ixgbe]
>   pci_device_remove+0xa0/0x220
>   device_remove+0xb8/0x170
>   device_release_driver_internal+0x318/0x490
>   device_driver_detach+0x40/0x68
>   unbind_store+0xec/0x118
>   drv_attr_store+0x64/0xb8
>   sysfs_kf_write+0xcc/0x138
>   kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x294/0x440
>   new_sync_write+0x1fc/0x588
>   vfs_write+0x480/0x6a0
>   ksys_write+0xf0/0x1e0
>   __arm64_sys_write+0x70/0xc0
>   invoke_syscall.constprop.0+0xcc/0x280
>   el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xa8/0x248
>   do_el0_svc+0x44/0x68
>   el0_svc+0x54/0x160
>   el0t_64_sync_handler+0xa0/0xe8
>   el0t_64_sync+0x1b0/0x1b8
> 
> Fixes: a0285236ab93 ("ixgbe: add initial devlink support")
> Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@...inux.co.jp>
Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@...el.com>



> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Move only devlink_free()
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> index 80e6a2ef1350..b3822c229300 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
> @@ -12092,7 +12092,6 @@ static void ixgbe_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> 
>  	devl_port_unregister(&adapter->devlink_port);
>  	devl_unlock(adapter->devlink);
> -	devlink_free(adapter->devlink);
> 
>  	ixgbe_stop_ipsec_offload(adapter);
>  	ixgbe_clear_interrupt_scheme(adapter);
> @@ -12125,6 +12124,8 @@ static void ixgbe_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> 
>  	if (disable_dev)
>  		pci_disable_device(pdev);
> +
> +	devlink_free(adapter->devlink);
>  }
> 
>  /**
> --
> 2.48.1