netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] xdp: implement xdp_redirect

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Date:   Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:44:18 -0400
From:   Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
To:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] xdp: implement xdp_redirect_map for generic XDP

On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Jesper Dangaard Brouer
<brouer@...hat.com> wrote:
> Using bpf_redirect_map is allowed for generic XDP programs, but the
> appropriate map lookup was never performed in xdp_do_generic_redirect().
>
> Instead the map-index is directly used as the ifindex.  For the
> xdp_redirect_map sample in SKB-mode '-S', this resulted in trying
> sending on ifindex 0 which isn't valid, resulting in getting SKB
> packets dropped.  Thus, the reported performance numbers are wrong in
> commit 24251c264798 ("samples/bpf: add option for native and skb mode
> for redirect apps") for the 'xdp_redirect_map -S' case.
>
> It might seem innocent this was lacking, but it can actually crash the
> kernel.  The potential crash is caused by not consuming redirect_info->map.
> The bpf_redirect_map helper will set this_cpu_ptr(&redirect_info)->map
> pointer, which will survive even after unloading the xdp bpf_prog and
> deallocating the devmap data-structure.  This leaves a dead map
> pointer around.  The kernel will crash when loading the xdp_redirect
> sample (in native XDP mode) as it doesn't reset map (via bpf_redirect)
> and returns XDP_REDIRECT, which will cause it to dereference the map
> pointer.

Nice catch!

Since 'net-next' is closed and this is a bugfix it seems like this is
a good candidate for 'net' right?

>
> Fixes: 6103aa96ec07 ("net: implement XDP_REDIRECT for xdp generic")
> Fixes: 24251c264798 ("samples/bpf: add option for native and skb mode for redirect apps")
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>


> ---
>  net/core/filter.c |   29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
> index 5912c738a7b2..6a4745bf2c9f 100644
> --- a/net/core/filter.c
> +++ b/net/core/filter.c
> @@ -2562,6 +2562,32 @@ int xdp_do_redirect(struct net_device *dev, struct xdp_buff *xdp,
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xdp_do_redirect);
>
> +static int xdp_do_generic_redirect_map(struct net_device *dev,
> +                                      struct sk_buff *skb,
> +                                      struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog)
> +{
> +       struct redirect_info *ri = this_cpu_ptr(&redirect_info);
> +       struct bpf_map *map = ri->map;
> +       u32 index = ri->ifindex;
> +       struct net_device *fwd;
> +       int err;
> +
> +       ri->ifindex = 0;
> +       ri->map = NULL;
> +
> +       fwd = __dev_map_lookup_elem(map, index);
> +       if (!fwd) {
> +               err = -EINVAL;
> +               goto err;
> +       }
> +       skb->dev = fwd;
> +       _trace_xdp_redirect_map(dev, xdp_prog, fwd, map, index);
> +       return 0;
> +err:
> +       _trace_xdp_redirect_map_err(dev, xdp_prog, fwd, map, index, err);
> +       return err;
> +}
> +
>  int xdp_do_generic_redirect(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
>                             struct bpf_prog *xdp_prog)
>  {
> @@ -2571,6 +2597,9 @@ int xdp_do_generic_redirect(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
>         unsigned int len;
>         int err = 0;
>
> +       if (ri->map)
> +               return xdp_do_generic_redirect_map(dev, skb, xdp_prog);
> +
>         fwd = dev_get_by_index_rcu(dev_net(dev), index);
>         ri->ifindex = 0;
>         if (unlikely(!fwd)) {
>