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Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:37:47 +0100
From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To: Nelson Elhage <nelhage@...lice.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NULL dereference in econet AUN-over-UDP receive
Le mercredi 08 décembre 2010 à 19:30 -0500, Nelson Elhage a écrit :
> While testing one of my econet reproducers on a patched kernel, I triggered a
> NULL pointer dereference in the econet AUN-over-UDP receive path. Upon further
> investigation, I now suspect that this code path hasn't worked at all in years.
>
> A copy of the oops is below for your reference, but here's my analysis:
>
> When aun_data_available receives a data packet (ah->code == 2), it calls
> aun_incoming to process the skb. The start of aun_incoming looks like:
>
> static void aun_incoming(struct sk_buff *skb, struct aunhdr *ah, size_t len)
> {
> struct iphdr *ip = ip_hdr(skb);
> unsigned char stn = ntohl(ip->saddr) & 0xff;
> struct sock *sk = NULL;
> struct sk_buff *newskb;
> ---> struct ec_device *edev = skb->dev->ec_ptr;
>
This can be changed to use skb_dst(skb)->dev instead
struct dst *dst = skb_dst(skb);
if (dst) {
dev = dst->dev;
...
}
>
> However, as far as I can tell, skb->dev is always NULL, meaning that that last
> line will fault immediately before this function can do any real work.
>
> In particular, 'skb' comes from "skb = skb_recv_datagram(sk, 0, 1, &err)" in
> aun_data_available. skb_recv_datagram() pulls skb's off of sk->sk_receive_queue,
> and (unless I'm missing something), the only way things get on that queue is via
> sock_queue_rcv_skbsock_queue_rcv_skb, which explicitly sets skb->dev = NULL.
>
> So, if I understand this all correctly, receiving AUN-over-UDP just plain hasn't
> worked at all for a long time -- I can reproduce this crash on 2.6.12, which is
> the earliest I've tested, and from reading code I suspect it's been broken at
> least since 2.6.0.
>
> I am not an expert in the networking subsystem, though, so if I am missing some
> way that this code does actually work, please feel to correct me.
>
> If, on the other hand, this code really hasn't worked in years, and no one
> noticed, I wonder if we should reconsider moving this code into staging and
> eventually out entirely, at least unless any real users step forward.
>
> - Nelson
>
>
> ---- snip here ----
>
> BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000240
> IP: [<ffffffff813a303e>] aun_data_available+0xb3/0x28d
> PGD e818067 PUD e819067 PMD 0
> Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
> last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo/operstate
> CPU 0
> Modules linked in:
>
> Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.37-rc3 #39 /Bochs
> RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff813a303e>] [<ffffffff813a303e>] aun_data_available+0xb3/0x28d
> RSP: 0018:ffff88000fc03b00 EFLAGS: 00010246
> RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88000fc03b3c RCX: ffff88000e808800
> RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000286 RDI: ffff88000e8060d4
> RBP: ffff88000fc03b70 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000002
> R10: ffff88000e69ac00 R11: 00000000ffffffff R12: ffff88000e80886a
> R13: ffff88000e439500 R14: ffff88000e8060d4 R15: ffff88000e80884e
> FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88000fc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
> CR2: 0000000000000240 CR3: 000000000e813000 CR4: 00000000000006f0
> DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
> DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
> Process swapper (pid: 0, threadinfo ffffffff81600000, task ffffffff8162b020)
> Stack:
> ffff88000fc03ba0 ffffffff8131d614 ffff880000000010 ffff88000e806000
> 0200000100000000 0202000a00000000 ffffc90000086d48 0000000000000246
> ffff88000fc03b70 ffff88000e806000 ffff88000e439500 0000000000000000
> Call Trace:
> <IRQ>
> [<ffffffff8131d614>] ? rt_intern_hash+0x5de/0x606
> [<ffffffff812f7839>] sock_queue_rcv_skb+0x168/0x187
> [<ffffffff81325641>] ip_queue_rcv_skb+0x45/0x4c
> [<ffffffff81031aa0>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x265/0x277
> [<ffffffff8133ee23>] __udp_queue_rcv_skb+0x50/0xb9
> [<ffffffff813403b0>] udp_queue_rcv_skb+0x1ad/0x26e
> [<ffffffff81340b67>] __udp4_lib_rcv+0x30a/0x50d
> [<ffffffff81340d7f>] udp_rcv+0x15/0x17
> [<ffffffff813206b1>] ip_local_deliver+0x12d/0x1d0
> [<ffffffff81320546>] ip_rcv+0x4f2/0x530
> [<ffffffff81300fb3>] __netif_receive_skb+0x34d/0x377
> [<ffffffff81301c1d>] netif_receive_skb+0x67/0x6e
> [<ffffffff812fb763>] ? __netdev_alloc_skb+0x1d/0x3a
> [<ffffffff8129a189>] cp_rx_poll+0x2e8/0x3ab
> [<ffffffff81007414>] ? nommu_map_page+0x0/0xa0
> [<ffffffff81302308>] net_rx_action+0xa7/0x215
> [<ffffffff8103c0f9>] __do_softirq+0xcd/0x18c
> [<ffffffff81002e4c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28
> [<ffffffff810042c3>] do_softirq+0x33/0x68
> [<ffffffff8103bc61>] irq_exit+0x36/0x38
> [<ffffffff810039a8>] do_IRQ+0xa3/0xba
> [<ffffffff813be8d3>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa
> <EOI>
> [<ffffffff810089a1>] ? default_idle+0x62/0x7a
> [<ffffffff813c1882>] ? atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x13/0x15
> [<ffffffff81001321>] cpu_idle+0x54/0xbe
> [<ffffffff813a3d49>] rest_init+0x6d/0x6f
> [<ffffffff8169cc85>] start_kernel+0x332/0x33d
> [<ffffffff8169c2a8>] x86_64_start_reservations+0xb8/0xbc
> [<ffffffff8169c39e>] x86_64_start_kernel+0xf2/0xf9
> Code: 00 80 fa 04 0f 84 bb 01 00 00 80 fa 02 0f 85 c3 01 00 00 45 8b bd a0 00 00 00 4e 8d 3c 39 41 8b 47 0c 0f c8 88 45 b7 49 8b 45 20 <4c> 8b b0 40 02 00 00 4d 85 f6 0f 84 4f 01 00 00 41 8a 46 01 48
> RIP [<ffffffff813a303e>] aun_data_available+0xb3/0x28d
> RSP <ffff88000fc03b00>
> CR2: 0000000000000240
> ---[ end trace 8e7c904f0da8a9a0 ]---
> Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
> Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: G D 2.6.37-rc3 #39
> Call Trace:
> <IRQ> [<ffffffff813bc1b4>] panic+0x8c/0x18d
> [<ffffffff810374ff>] ? kmsg_dump+0x115/0x12f
> [<ffffffff813bf5a2>] oops_end+0x81/0x8e
> [<ffffffff81020b01>] no_context+0x1f7/0x206
> [<ffffffff81067af6>] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x52/0x117
> [<ffffffff81020c92>] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x182/0x1a5
> [<ffffffff81069aa5>] ? handle_fasteoi_irq+0xd5/0xe0
> [<ffffffff81020cc3>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0xe/0x10
> [<ffffffff813c160a>] do_page_fault+0x1e3/0x3db
> [<ffffffff810039a8>] ? do_IRQ+0xa3/0xba
> [<ffffffff813be8d3>] ? ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa
> [<ffffffff8102c35c>] ? enqueue_task_fair+0x156/0x162
> [<ffffffff812fcb99>] ? __skb_recv_datagram+0x116/0x258
> [<ffffffff813beadf>] page_fault+0x1f/0x30
> [<ffffffff813a303e>] ? aun_data_available+0xb3/0x28d
> [<ffffffff8131d614>] ? rt_intern_hash+0x5de/0x606
> [<ffffffff812f7839>] sock_queue_rcv_skb+0x168/0x187
> [<ffffffff81325641>] ip_queue_rcv_skb+0x45/0x4c
> [<ffffffff81031aa0>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x265/0x277
> [<ffffffff8133ee23>] __udp_queue_rcv_skb+0x50/0xb9
> [<ffffffff813403b0>] udp_queue_rcv_skb+0x1ad/0x26e
> [<ffffffff81340b67>] __udp4_lib_rcv+0x30a/0x50d
> [<ffffffff81340d7f>] udp_rcv+0x15/0x17
> [<ffffffff813206b1>] ip_local_deliver+0x12d/0x1d0
> [<ffffffff81320546>] ip_rcv+0x4f2/0x530
> [<ffffffff81300fb3>] __netif_receive_skb+0x34d/0x377
> [<ffffffff81301c1d>] netif_receive_skb+0x67/0x6e
> [<ffffffff812fb763>] ? __netdev_alloc_skb+0x1d/0x3a
> [<ffffffff8129a189>] cp_rx_poll+0x2e8/0x3ab
> [<ffffffff81007414>] ? nommu_map_page+0x0/0xa0
> [<ffffffff81302308>] net_rx_action+0xa7/0x215
> [<ffffffff8103c0f9>] __do_softirq+0xcd/0x18c
> [<ffffffff81002e4c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28
> [<ffffffff810042c3>] do_softirq+0x33/0x68
> [<ffffffff8103bc61>] irq_exit+0x36/0x38
> [<ffffffff810039a8>] do_IRQ+0xa3/0xba
> [<ffffffff813be8d3>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa
> <EOI> [<ffffffff810089a1>] ? default_idle+0x62/0x7a
> [<ffffffff813c1882>] ? atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x13/0x15
> [<ffffffff81001321>] cpu_idle+0x54/0xbe
> [<ffffffff813a3d49>] rest_init+0x6d/0x6f
> [<ffffffff8169cc85>] start_kernel+0x332/0x33d
> [<ffffffff8169c2a8>] x86_64_start_reservations+0xb8/0xbc
> [<ffffffff8169c39e>] x86_64_start_kernel+0xf2/0xf9
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