2020-01-17 11:53:15

by Sun Ke

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Subject: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process

Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
NULL pointer fault.

It will appear by the steps:
1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
is not disconnected totally.
2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
will increase and at the same time disconnect it.

To fix it, add a NBD_HAS_STARTED flag. Set it in nbd_start_device_ioctl
and nbd_genl_connect if nbd device is started successfully.
Clear it in nbd_config_put. Test it in nbd_genl_disconnect and
nbd_genl_reconfigure.

Signed-off-by: Sun Ke <[email protected]>
---
drivers/block/nbd.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index b4607dd96185..ddd364e208ab 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct link_dead_args {

#define NBD_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT 0
#define NBD_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED 1
+#define NBD_HAS_STARTED 2

struct nbd_config {
u32 flags;
@@ -1215,6 +1216,7 @@ static void nbd_config_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
nbd->disk->queue->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(nbd->disk->queue, UINT_MAX);
blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, nbd->disk->queue);
+ clear_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);

mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
nbd_put(nbd);
@@ -1290,6 +1292,8 @@ static int nbd_start_device_ioctl(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *b
ret = nbd_start_device(nbd);
if (ret)
return ret;
+ else
+ set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);

if (max_part)
bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
@@ -1961,6 +1965,7 @@ static int nbd_genl_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
if (!ret) {
set_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, &config->runtime_flags);
+ set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs);
nbd_connect_reply(info, nbd->index);
}
@@ -2008,6 +2013,14 @@ static int nbd_genl_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
index);
return -EINVAL;
}
+
+ if (!test_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
+ printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d failed to start\n",
+ index);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&nbd->refs)) {
mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d is going down\n",
@@ -2049,6 +2062,14 @@ static int nbd_genl_reconfigure(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
index);
return -EINVAL;
}
+
+ if (!test_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
+ printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d failed to start\n",
+ index);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&nbd->refs)) {
mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d is going down\n",
--
2.17.2


2020-01-17 14:19:27

by Josef Bacik

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process

On 1/17/20 6:50 AM, Sun Ke wrote:
> Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
> NULL pointer fault.
>
> It will appear by the steps:
> 1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
> is not disconnected totally.
> 2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
> in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
> 3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
> and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
> 4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
> will increase and at the same time disconnect it.
>
> To fix it, add a NBD_HAS_STARTED flag. Set it in nbd_start_device_ioctl
> and nbd_genl_connect if nbd device is started successfully.
> Clear it in nbd_config_put. Test it in nbd_genl_disconnect and
> nbd_genl_reconfigure.

I don't doubt what you are seeing, but what exactly are we NULL pointer
dereferencing? I can't quite figure it out from the steps.

>
> Signed-off-by: Sun Ke <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/block/nbd.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> index b4607dd96185..ddd364e208ab 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct link_dead_args {
>
> #define NBD_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT 0
> #define NBD_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED 1
> +#define NBD_HAS_STARTED 2
>
> struct nbd_config {
> u32 flags;
> @@ -1215,6 +1216,7 @@ static void nbd_config_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
> nbd->disk->queue->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
> blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(nbd->disk->queue, UINT_MAX);
> blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, nbd->disk->queue);
> + clear_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>
> mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
> nbd_put(nbd);
> @@ -1290,6 +1292,8 @@ static int nbd_start_device_ioctl(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *b
> ret = nbd_start_device(nbd);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> + else
> + set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);

The else is superfluous here. Thanks,

Josef

2020-01-17 17:33:27

by Mike Christie

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process

On 01/17/2020 05:50 AM, Sun Ke wrote:
> Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
> NULL pointer fault.
>
> It will appear by the steps:
> 1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
> is not disconnected totally.
> 2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
> in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
> 3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
> and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
> 4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
> will increase and at the same time disconnect it.

Just to make sure I understood this, for step 4 the process is doing:

open(/dev/nbdX);
ioctl(NBD_DISCONNECT, /dev/nbdX) or nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX)

?

There is no successful NBD_DO_IT / nbd_genl_connect between the open and
disconnect calls at step #4, because it would normally be done at #2 and
that failed. nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null
recv_workq. If we are also racing with a close() then that could free
the device/config from under nbd_disconnect_and_put.

>
> To fix it, add a NBD_HAS_STARTED flag. Set it in nbd_start_device_ioctl

I'm not sure if we need the new bit. We could just add a check for a non
null task_recv in nbd_genl_disconnect like how nbd_start_device and
nbd_genl_disconnect do.

The new bit might be more clear which is nice. If we got this route,
should the new bit be a runtime_flag like other device state bits?


> and nbd_genl_connect if nbd device is started successfully.
> Clear it in nbd_config_put. Test it in nbd_genl_disconnect and
> nbd_genl_reconfigure.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sun Ke <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/block/nbd.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> index b4607dd96185..ddd364e208ab 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct link_dead_args {
>
> #define NBD_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT 0
> #define NBD_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED 1
> +#define NBD_HAS_STARTED 2
>
> struct nbd_config {
> u32 flags;
> @@ -1215,6 +1216,7 @@ static void nbd_config_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
> nbd->disk->queue->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
> blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(nbd->disk->queue, UINT_MAX);
> blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, nbd->disk->queue);
> + clear_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>
> mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
> nbd_put(nbd);
> @@ -1290,6 +1292,8 @@ static int nbd_start_device_ioctl(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *b
> ret = nbd_start_device(nbd);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> + else
> + set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>
> if (max_part)
> bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
> @@ -1961,6 +1965,7 @@ static int nbd_genl_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
> mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
> if (!ret) {
> set_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, &config->runtime_flags);
> + set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
> refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs);
> nbd_connect_reply(info, nbd->index);
> }
> @@ -2008,6 +2013,14 @@ static int nbd_genl_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
> index);
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> +
> + if (!test_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags)) {
> + mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
> + printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d failed to start\n",
> + index);
> + return -EBUSY;
> + }
> +
> if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&nbd->refs)) {
> mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
> printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d is going down\n",
> @@ -2049,6 +2062,14 @@ static int nbd_genl_reconfigure(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
> index);
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> +
> + if (!test_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags)) {
> + mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
> + printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d failed to start\n",
> + index);
> + return -EBUSY;
> + }
> +
> if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&nbd->refs)) {
> mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
> printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d is going down\n",
>

2020-01-19 06:31:35

by Sun Ke

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process



在 2020/1/17 22:18, Josef Bacik 写道:
> On 1/17/20 6:50 AM, Sun Ke wrote:
>> Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
>> NULL pointer fault.
>>
>> It will appear by the steps:
>> 1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
>>     is not disconnected totally.
>> 2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
>>     in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
>> 3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
>>     and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
>> 4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
>>     will increase and at the same time disconnect it.
>>
>> To fix it, add a NBD_HAS_STARTED flag. Set it in nbd_start_device_ioctl
>> and nbd_genl_connect if nbd device is started successfully.
>> Clear it in nbd_config_put. Test it in nbd_genl_disconnect and
>> nbd_genl_reconfigure.
>
> I don't doubt what you are seeing, but what exactly are we NULL pointer
> dereferencing?  I can't quite figure it out from the steps.
The root case is when do disconnect, pointers in structure nbd_device
will not be free immeditily, it should wait for the last config_refs to
be decreased.

I got this kernel NULL pointer dereference report:

[ 256.454582] Dev nbd0: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 256.455611] Dev nbd0: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 256.457528] Dev nbd0: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 256.458742] Dev nbd0: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 256.516375] Dev nbd0: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 257.468970] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address:
0000000000000020
[ 257.469645] #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
[ 257.470445] #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page
[ 257.470888] PGD 12ecb7067 P4D 12ecb7067 PUD 12f3f2067 PMD 0
[ 257.471384] Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP
[ 257.471671] CPU: 1 PID: 1651 Comm: nbd-client Not tainted
5.5.0-rc5-00039-gae6088216ce4 #22
[ 257.472501] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996),
BIOS ?-20180531_142017-buildhw-08.phx2.fedoraproject.org-1.fc28 04/01/2014
[ 257.473776] RIP: 0010:mutex_lock+0x29/0x60
[ 257.474593] Code: 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 53 48 89 fb 48 83 05 cf f8 01 02
01 e8 ea bd ff ff 48 83 05 ca f8 01 02 01 31 c0 65 48 8b 14 25 00 7d 01
00 <f0> 48 0f b1 13 74 f
[ 257.476221] RSP: 0018:ffffc900004cfa10 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 257.476670] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX:
0000000000000000
[ 257.477289] RDX: ffff88812f524a00 RSI: ffffffff82e44212 RDI:
0000000000000020
[ 257.477999] RBP: ffffc900004cfab0 R08: ffff88813bc6c110 R09:
0000000000000000
[ 257.478617] R10: 8080808080808080 R11: 0000000000000018 R12:
ffff88813584b000
[ 257.479228] R13: ffffffff838b1f00 R14: ffffc900004cfbb8 R15:
ffffc900004cfa40
[ 257.479871] FS: 00007f0c30d75b40(0000) GS:ffff88813bc40000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 257.480569] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 257.481336] CR2: 0000000000000020 CR3: 000000012f5ea000 CR4:
00000000000006e0
[ 257.481980] Call Trace:
[ 257.482262] flush_workqueue+0x91/0x690
[ 257.482627] ? nbd_size_update+0x180/0x180 [nbd]
[ 257.483063] nbd_disconnect_and_put+0x80/0xd0 [nbd]
[ 257.483497] nbd_genl_disconnect+0x153/0x2d0 [nbd]
[ 257.483969] genl_rcv_msg+0x2ab/0x620
[ 257.484302] ? netlink_unicast+0x3b8/0x5e0
[ 257.484663] ? __nlmsg_put+0x78/0x90
[ 257.485009] ? genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse+0x1a0/0x1a0
[ 257.485488] netlink_rcv_skb+0x5a/0x1a0
[ 257.485849] genl_rcv+0x34/0x60
[ 257.486129] netlink_unicast+0x2a4/0x5e0
[ 257.486468] netlink_sendmsg+0x369/0x6b0
[ 257.486854] ? rw_copy_check_uvector+0x50/0x1d0
[ 257.487257] ____sys_sendmsg+0x1f7/0x370
[ 257.487604] ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0xff/0x1e0
[ 257.488016] ___sys_sendmsg+0x8c/0xe0
[ 257.488335] ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0xff/0x1e0
[ 257.488730] ? ___sys_recvmsg+0xa1/0xe0
[ 257.489091] ? handle_mm_fault+0x199/0x390
[ 257.489454] __sys_sendmsg+0x6b/0xe0
[ 257.489766] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x23/0x30
[ 257.490149] do_syscall_64+0xab/0x410
[ 257.490474] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
[ 257.490942] RIP: 0033:0x7f0c3047cb87
[ 257.491288] Code: 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb b9 0f 1f 80 00 00
00 00 8b 05 6a 2b 2c 00 48 63 d2 48 63 ff 85 c0 75 18 b8 2e 00 00 00 0f
05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 8
[ 257.492940] RSP: 002b:00007ffefb59db28 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX:
000000000000002e
[ 257.493627] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00000000023b0120 RCX:
00007f0c3047cb87
[ 257.494497] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007ffefb59db60 RDI:
0000000000000003
[ 257.495116] RBP: 00000000023b01f0 R08: 0000000000000014 R09:
0000000000000002
[ 257.495731] R10: 0000000000000006 R11: 0000000000000246 R12:
00000000023b0030
[ 257.496356] R13: 00007ffefb59db60 R14: 0000000000000001 R15:
00000000ffffffff
[ 257.496989] Modules linked in: nbd
[ 257.497580] CR2: 0000000000000020

Thanks,

Ke

>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sun Ke <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>   drivers/block/nbd.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>   1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> index b4607dd96185..ddd364e208ab 100644
>> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct link_dead_args {
>>   #define NBD_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT    0
>>   #define NBD_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED    1
>> +#define NBD_HAS_STARTED                2
>>   struct nbd_config {
>>       u32 flags;
>> @@ -1215,6 +1216,7 @@ static void nbd_config_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
>>           nbd->disk->queue->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
>>           blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(nbd->disk->queue, UINT_MAX);
>>           blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, nbd->disk->queue);
>> +        clear_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>>           mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
>>           nbd_put(nbd);
>> @@ -1290,6 +1292,8 @@ static int nbd_start_device_ioctl(struct
>> nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *b
>>       ret = nbd_start_device(nbd);
>>       if (ret)
>>           return ret;
>> +    else
>> +        set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>
> The else is superfluous here.  Thanks,
>
> Josef
>
> .

2020-01-19 07:11:59

by Sun Ke

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process


Thanks for your detailed suggestions.

在 2020/1/18 1:32, Mike Christie 写道:
> On 01/17/2020 05:50 AM, Sun Ke wrote:
>> Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
>> NULL pointer fault.
>>
>> It will appear by the steps:
>> 1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
>> is not disconnected totally.
>> 2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
>> in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
>> 3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
>> and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
>> 4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
>> will increase and at the same time disconnect it.
>
> Just to make sure I understood this, for step 4 the process is doing:
>
> open(/dev/nbdX);
> ioctl(NBD_DISCONNECT, /dev/nbdX) or nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX)
>
> ?
>
do nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX);
I tested it. Connect /dev/nbdX
through ioctl interface by nbd-client -L -N export localhost /dev/nbdX and
through netlink interface by nbd-client localhost XXXX /dev/nbdX,
disconnect /dev/nbdX by nbd-client -d /dev/nbdX.
Both call nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX) and both contain the same
null pointer dereference.
> There is no successful NBD_DO_IT / nbd_genl_connect between the open and
> disconnect calls at step #4, because it would normally be done at #2 and
> that failed. nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null
> recv_workq. If we are also racing with a close() then that could free
> the device/config from under nbd_disconnect_and_put.
>
Yes, nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null recv_workq.
>>
>> To fix it, add a NBD_HAS_STARTED flag. Set it in nbd_start_device_ioctl
>
> I'm not sure if we need the new bit. We could just add a check for a non
> null task_recv in nbd_genl_disconnect like how nbd_start_device and
> nbd_genl_disconnect do.
>
I am also not very sure which is better.
because in nbd_config_put, not only recv_workq is null,
nbd->task_recv and nbd->config the same.
so I doubt that if step 4 do something else will also reference a null
pointer.
> The new bit might be more clear which is nice. If we got this route,
> should the new bit be a runtime_flag like other device state bits?
>
>
Yes, I realize it. Just add a check for a non null task_recv in
nbd_genl_disconnect is better, right?
>> and nbd_genl_connect if nbd device is started successfully.
>> Clear it in nbd_config_put. Test it in nbd_genl_disconnect and
>> nbd_genl_reconfigure.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sun Ke <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> drivers/block/nbd.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> index b4607dd96185..ddd364e208ab 100644
>> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct link_dead_args {
>>
>> #define NBD_DESTROY_ON_DISCONNECT 0
>> #define NBD_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED 1
>> +#define NBD_HAS_STARTED 2
>>
>> struct nbd_config {
>> u32 flags;
>> @@ -1215,6 +1216,7 @@ static void nbd_config_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
>> nbd->disk->queue->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
>> blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(nbd->disk->queue, UINT_MAX);
>> blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, nbd->disk->queue);
>> + clear_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>>
>> mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
>> nbd_put(nbd);
>> @@ -1290,6 +1292,8 @@ static int nbd_start_device_ioctl(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct block_device *b
>> ret = nbd_start_device(nbd);
>> if (ret)
>> return ret;
>> + else
>> + set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>>
>> if (max_part)
>> bdev->bd_invalidated = 1;
>> @@ -1961,6 +1965,7 @@ static int nbd_genl_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>> mutex_unlock(&nbd->config_lock);
>> if (!ret) {
>> set_bit(NBD_RT_HAS_CONFIG_REF, &config->runtime_flags);
>> + set_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags);
>> refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs);
>> nbd_connect_reply(info, nbd->index);
>> }
>> @@ -2008,6 +2013,14 @@ static int nbd_genl_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>> index);
>> return -EINVAL;
>> }
>> +
>> + if (!test_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags)) {
>> + mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
>> + printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d failed to start\n",
>> + index);
>> + return -EBUSY;
>> + }
>> +
>> if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&nbd->refs)) {
>> mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
>> printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d is going down\n",
>> @@ -2049,6 +2062,14 @@ static int nbd_genl_reconfigure(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>> index);
>> return -EINVAL;
>> }
>> +
>> + if (!test_bit(NBD_HAS_STARTED, &nbd->flags)) {
>> + mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
>> + printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d failed to start\n",
>> + index);
>> + return -EBUSY;
>> + }
>> +
>> if (!refcount_inc_not_zero(&nbd->refs)) {
>> mutex_unlock(&nbd_index_mutex);
>> printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: device at index %d is going down\n",
>>
I thought the changes in nbd_genl_reconfigure is necessary althought my
test do not call it. but now I think it is superfluous,
nbd_genl_reconfigure checks for a non null task_recv.

Thanks,

Ke
>
>
> .
>

2020-02-10 03:17:41

by Mike Christie

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process

On 01/19/2020 01:10 AM, sunke (E) wrote:
>
> Thanks for your detailed suggestions.
>
> 在 2020/1/18 1:32, Mike Christie 写道:
>> On 01/17/2020 05:50 AM, Sun Ke wrote:
>>> Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
>>> NULL pointer fault.
>>>
>>> It will appear by the steps:
>>> 1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
>>> is not disconnected totally.
>>> 2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
>>> in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
>>> 3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
>>> and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
>>> 4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
>>> will increase and at the same time disconnect it.
>>
>> Just to make sure I understood this, for step 4 the process is doing:
>>
>> open(/dev/nbdX);
>> ioctl(NBD_DISCONNECT, /dev/nbdX) or nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX)
>>
>> ?
>>
> do nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX);
> I tested it. Connect /dev/nbdX
> through ioctl interface by nbd-client -L -N export localhost /dev/nbdX and
> through netlink interface by nbd-client localhost XXXX /dev/nbdX,
> disconnect /dev/nbdX by nbd-client -d /dev/nbdX.
> Both call nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX) and both contain the same
> null pointer dereference.
>> There is no successful NBD_DO_IT / nbd_genl_connect between the open and
>> disconnect calls at step #4, because it would normally be done at #2 and
>> that failed. nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null
>> recv_workq. If we are also racing with a close() then that could free
>> the device/config from under nbd_disconnect_and_put.
>>
> Yes, nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null recv_workq.

Hey Sunke

How about the attached patch. I am still testing it. The basic idea is
that we need to do a flush whenever we have done a sock_shutdown and are
in the disconnect/connect/clear sock path, so it just adds the flush in
that function. We then do not need to keep adding these flushes everywhere.


Attachments:
0001-nbd-fix-crash-during-nbd_genl_disconnect.patch (5.04 kB)

2020-02-10 09:15:48

by Sun Ke

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] nbd: fix potential NULL pointer fault in connect and disconnect process

Hi Mike

Your idea looks good.

Thanks,
Sun Ke

在 2020/2/10 11:16, Mike Christie 写道:
> On 01/19/2020 01:10 AM, sunke (E) wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for your detailed suggestions.
>>
>> 在 2020/1/18 1:32, Mike Christie 写道:
>>> On 01/17/2020 05:50 AM, Sun Ke wrote:
>>>> Connect and disconnect a nbd device repeatedly, will cause
>>>> NULL pointer fault.
>>>>
>>>> It will appear by the steps:
>>>> 1. Connect the nbd device and disconnect it, but now nbd device
>>>> is not disconnected totally.
>>>> 2. Connect the same nbd device again immediately, it will fail
>>>> in nbd_start_device with a EBUSY return value.
>>>> 3. Wait a second to make sure the last config_refs is reduced
>>>> and run nbd_config_put to disconnect the nbd device totally.
>>>> 4. Start another process to open the nbd_device, config_refs
>>>> will increase and at the same time disconnect it.
>>>
>>> Just to make sure I understood this, for step 4 the process is doing:
>>>
>>> open(/dev/nbdX);
>>> ioctl(NBD_DISCONNECT, /dev/nbdX) or nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX)
>>>
>>> ?
>>>
>> do nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX);
>> I tested it. Connect /dev/nbdX
>> through ioctl interface by nbd-client -L -N export localhost /dev/nbdX and
>> through netlink interface by nbd-client localhost XXXX /dev/nbdX,
>> disconnect /dev/nbdX by nbd-client -d /dev/nbdX.
>> Both call nbd_genl_disconnect(for /dev/nbdX) and both contain the same
>> null pointer dereference.
>>> There is no successful NBD_DO_IT / nbd_genl_connect between the open and
>>> disconnect calls at step #4, because it would normally be done at #2 and
>>> that failed. nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null
>>> recv_workq. If we are also racing with a close() then that could free
>>> the device/config from under nbd_disconnect_and_put.
>>>
>> Yes, nbd_disconnect_and_put could then reference a null recv_workq.
>
> Hey Sunke
>
> How about the attached patch. I am still testing it. The basic idea is
> that we need to do a flush whenever we have done a sock_shutdown and are
> in the disconnect/connect/clear sock path, so it just adds the flush in
> that function. We then do not need to keep adding these flushes everywhere.
>