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Message-ID: <CADvbK_dgNB3Cgd8v+VP3iWKCr0-UkS6vUBxLOTTCi_SPcQj7-w@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 02:23:37 +0800
From: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
To: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>
Cc: network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org,
davem <davem@...emloft.net>, Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] sctp: set newsk sk_socket before processing listening
sk backlog
On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 1:41 AM Marcelo Ricardo Leitner
<marcelo.leitner@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 03, 2019 at 01:26:46AM +0800, Xin Long wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 8:55 PM Marcelo Ricardo Leitner
> > <marcelo.leitner@...il.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 04:23:52PM +0800, Xin Long wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 9:04 AM Marcelo Ricardo Leitner
> > > > <marcelo.leitner@...il.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 09:10:18PM +0800, Xin Long wrote:
> > > > > > This patch is to fix a NULL-ptr deref crash in selinux_sctp_bind_connect:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [...] kasan: GPF could be caused by NULL-ptr deref or user memory access
> > > > > > [...] RIP: 0010:selinux_sctp_bind_connect+0x16a/0x230
> > > > > > [...] Call Trace:
> > > > > > [...] security_sctp_bind_connect+0x58/0x90
> > > > > > [...] sctp_process_asconf+0xa52/0xfd0 [sctp]
> > > > > > [...] sctp_sf_do_asconf+0x782/0x980 [sctp]
> > > > > > [...] sctp_do_sm+0x139/0x520 [sctp]
> > > > > > [...] sctp_assoc_bh_rcv+0x284/0x5c0 [sctp]
> > > > > > [...] sctp_backlog_rcv+0x45f/0x880 [sctp]
> > > > > > [...] __release_sock+0x120/0x370
> > > > > > [...] release_sock+0x4f/0x180
> > > > > > [...] sctp_accept+0x3f9/0x5a0 [sctp]
> > > > > > [...] inet_accept+0xe7/0x6f0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It was caused by that the 'newsk' sk_socket was not set before going to
> > > > > > security sctp hook when doing accept() on a tcp-type socket:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > inet_accept()->
> > > > > > sctp_accept():
> > > > > > lock_sock():
> > > > > > lock listening 'sk'
> > > > > > do_softirq():
> > > > > > sctp_rcv(): <-- [1]
> > > > > > asconf chunk arrived and
> > > > > > enqueued in 'sk' backlog
> > > > > > sctp_sock_migrate():
> > > > > > set asoc's sk to 'newsk'
> > > > > > release_sock():
> > > > > > sctp_backlog_rcv():
> > > > > > lock 'newsk'
> > > > > > sctp_process_asconf() <-- [2]
> > > > > > unlock 'newsk'
> > > > > > sock_graft():
> > > > > > set sk_socket <-- [3]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As it shows, at [1] the asconf chunk would be put into the listening 'sk'
> > > > > > backlog, as accept() was holding its sock lock. Then at [2] asconf would
> > > > > > get processed with 'newsk' as asoc's sk had been set to 'newsk'. However,
> > > > > > 'newsk' sk_socket is not set until [3], while selinux_sctp_bind_connect()
> > > > > > would deref it, then kernel crashed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Note that sctp will migrate such incoming chunks from sk to newsk in
> > > > > sctp_rcv() if they arrived after the mass-migration performed at
> > > > > sctp_sock_migrate().
> > > > >
> > > > > That said, did you explore changing inet_accept() so that
> > > > > sk1->sk_prot->accept() would return sk2 still/already locked?
> > > > > That would be enough to block [2] from happening as then it would be
> > > > > queued on newsk backlog this time and avoid nearly duplicating
> > > > > inet_accept(). (too bad for this chunk, hit 2 backlogs..)
> > > > We don't have to bother inet_accept() for it. I had this one below,
> > > > and I was just thinking the locks order doesn't look nice. Do you
> > > > think this is more acceptable?
> > > >
> > > > @@ -4963,15 +4963,19 @@ static struct sock *sctp_accept(struct sock
> > > > *sk, int flags, int *err, bool kern)
> > > > * asoc to the newsk.
> > > > */
> > > > error = sctp_sock_migrate(sk, newsk, asoc, SCTP_SOCKET_TCP);
> > > > - if (error) {
> > > > - sk_common_release(newsk);
> > > > - newsk = NULL;
> > > > + if (!error) {
> > > > + lock_sock_nested(newsk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
> > > > + release_sock(sk);
> > >
> > > Interesting. It fixes the backlog processing, ok. Question:
> > >
> > > > + release_sock(newsk);
> > >
> > > As newsk is hashed already and unlocked here to be locked again later
> > > on inet_accept(), it could receive a packet in between (thus before
> > > sock_graft() could have a chance to run), no?
> >
> > You're right, it explains another call trace happened once in our testing.
> >
> > The way to changing inet_accept() will also have to change all protocols'
> > .accept(). Given that this issue is only triggered in a very small moment,
> > can we just silently discard this asconf chunk if sk->sk_socket is NULL?
> > and let peer's T4-timer retransmit it.
>
> No no. If the change doesn't hurt other protocols, we should try that
> first. Otherwise this adds overhead to the network and we could get a
> bug report soon on "valid asconf being ignored".
Thanks, I will give it a try tomorrow.
>
> If that doesn't pan out, maybe your initial suggestion is the way out.
> More custom code but keeps the expected behavior.
okay
>
> >
> > @@ -3709,6 +3709,9 @@ enum sctp_disposition sctp_sf_do_asconf(struct net *net,
> > struct sctp_addiphdr *hdr;
> > __u32 serial;
> >
> > + if (asoc->base.sk->sk_socket)
> > + return sctp_sf_pdiscard(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);
> > +
> >
> > Note we can't do this in sctp_process_asconf_param(), as an asconf_ack
> > will be sent back.
> >
> > >
> > > > + *err = error;
> > > > +
> > > > + return newsk;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > out:
> > > > release_sock(sk);
> > > > *err = error;
> > > > - return newsk;
> > > > + return NULL;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > AFAICT TCP code would be fine with such change. Didn't check other
> > > > > protocols.
> > > > >
> > > >
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