linux-kernel - [PATCH v1 1/2] perf maps: Avoid RC

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20251119050555.2017758-1-irogers@google.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:05:54 -0800
From: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, 
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, 
	Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>, 
	James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org>, German Gomez <german.gomez@....com>, 
	Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@....com>, Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>, 
	Chun-Tse Shao <ctshao@...gle.com>, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 1/2] perf maps: Avoid RC_CHK use after free

The case of __maps__fixup_overlap_and_insert where the "new" maps
covers existing mappings can create a use-after-free with reference
count checking enabled. The issue is that "pos" holds a map pointer
from maps_by_address that is put from maps_by_address but then used to
look for a map in maps_by_name (the compared map is now a
use-after-free). The issue stems from using maps__remove which redoes
some of the searches already done by __maps__fixup_overlap_and_insert,
so optimize the code (by avoiding repeated searches) and avoid the
use-after-free by inlining the appropriate removal code.

Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@...el.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202511141407.f9edcfa6-lkp@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/maps.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/maps.c b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
index 779f6230130a..c321d4f4d846 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/maps.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
@@ -931,8 +931,9 @@ static int __maps__fixup_overlap_and_insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *new)
 			return err;
 		} else {
 			struct map *next = NULL;
+			unsigned int nr_maps = maps__nr_maps(maps);
 
-			if (i + 1 < maps__nr_maps(maps))
+			if (i + 1 < nr_maps)
 				next = maps_by_address[i + 1];
 
 			if (!next  || map__start(next) >= map__end(new)) {
@@ -953,7 +954,24 @@ static int __maps__fixup_overlap_and_insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *new)
 				check_invariants(maps);
 				return err;
 			}
-			__maps__remove(maps, pos);
+			/*
+			 * pos fully covers the previous mapping so remove
+			 * it. The following is an inlined version of
+			 * maps__remove that reuses the already computed
+			 * indices.
+			 */
+			map__put(maps_by_address[i]);
+			memmove(&maps_by_address[i],
+				&maps_by_address[i + 1],
+				(nr_maps - i - 1) * sizeof(*maps_by_address));
+
+			if (maps_by_name) {
+				map__put(maps_by_name[ni]);
+				memmove(&maps_by_name[ni],
+					&maps_by_name[ni + 1],
+					(nr_maps - ni - 1) *  sizeof(*maps_by_name));
+			}
+			--RC_CHK_ACCESS(maps)->nr_maps;
 			check_invariants(maps);
 			/*
 			 * Maps are ordered but no need to increase `i` as the
-- 
2.52.0.rc1.455.g30608eb744-goog