netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bridge: fix NULL pointer deref of br_port_get

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Message-ID: <52374FDF.2060301@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:37:19 -0400
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:	Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bridge: fix NULL pointer deref of br_port_get_rcu

On 09/16/2013 02:32 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:58:30 -0400
> Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com> wrote:
>
>> On 09/14/2013 10:42 AM, Hong Zhiguo wrote:
>>> From: Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
>>>
>>> The NULL deref happens when br_handle_frame is called between these
>>> 2 lines of del_nbp:
>>> 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_BRIDGE_PORT;
>>> 	/* --> br_handle_frame is called at this time */
>>> 	netdev_rx_handler_unregister(dev);
>>>
>>> In br_handle_frame the return of br_port_get_rcu(dev) is dereferenced
>>> without check but br_port_get_rcu(dev) returns NULL if:
>>> 	!(dev->priv_flags & IFF_BRIDGE_PORT)
>>>
>>> Eric Dumazet pointed out the testing of IFF_BRIDGE_PORT is not necessary
>>> here since we're in rcu_read_lock and we have synchronize_net() in
>>> netdev_rx_handler_unregister. So remove the testing of IFF_BRIDGE_PORT
>>> and by the previous patch, make sure br_port_get_rcu is called in
>>> bridging code.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
>>
>> I think would be better to also include your initial patch to move the
>> call netdev_rx_handler_unregister(dev) up higher as it would reduce the
>> racy nature of input processing and port removal.
>>
>> As it is now, up until netdev_rx_handler_unregister(dev) call, the input
>> process may call into the bridge code only to drop the packet.  With
>> ebtables, that can consume considerable time that is wasted.  By
>> performing the unregister() sooner we reduce the racy nature of the two
>> calls.
>>
>> -vlad
>
> The change to just use rcu_dereference is safe.
> The flag ordering doesn't matter. it is only valid to check it under RTNL.
>

Yes, I agree.  I am just saying that that there are other things that 
will be happening at the same time as input processing like port state 
change and fdb table change and it might be worthwhile to easily prevent 
this racy processing.

-vlad
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