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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:37:54 +0100
From:   Martin Habets <habetsm.xilinx@gmail.com>
To:     Ding Hui <dinghui@sangfor.com.cn>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net] sfc: Fix use-after-free due to selftest_work
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On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 08:50:13AM +0800, Ding Hui wrote:
> There is a use-after-free scenario that is:
> 
> When netif_running() is false, user set mac address or vlan tag to VF,
> the xxx_set_vf_mac() or xxx_set_vf_vlan() will invoke efx_net_stop()
> and efx_net_open(), since netif_running() is false, the port will not
> start and keep port_enabled false, but selftest_worker is scheduled
> in efx_net_open().
> 
> If we remove the device before selftest_worker run, the efx is freed,
> then we will get a UAF in run_timer_softirq() like this:
> 
> [ 1178.907941] ==================================================================
> [ 1178.907948] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in run_timer_softirq+0xdea/0xe90
> [ 1178.907950] Write of size 8 at addr ff11001f449cdc80 by task swapper/47/0
> [ 1178.907950]
> [ 1178.907953] CPU: 47 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/47 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G           O     --------- -t - 4.18.0 #1
> [ 1178.907954] Hardware name: SANGFOR X620G40/WI2HG-208T1061A, BIOS SPYH051032-U01 04/01/2022
> [ 1178.907955] Call Trace:
> [ 1178.907956]  <IRQ>
> [ 1178.907960]  dump_stack+0x71/0xab
> [ 1178.907963]  print_address_description+0x6b/0x290
> [ 1178.907965]  ? run_timer_softirq+0xdea/0xe90
> [ 1178.907967]  kasan_report+0x14a/0x2b0
> [ 1178.907968]  run_timer_softirq+0xdea/0xe90
> [ 1178.907971]  ? init_timer_key+0x170/0x170
> [ 1178.907973]  ? hrtimer_cancel+0x20/0x20
> [ 1178.907976]  ? sched_clock+0x5/0x10
> [ 1178.907978]  ? sched_clock_cpu+0x18/0x170
> [ 1178.907981]  __do_softirq+0x1c8/0x5fa
> [ 1178.907985]  irq_exit+0x213/0x240
> [ 1178.907987]  smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0xd0/0x330
> [ 1178.907989]  apic_timer_interrupt+0xf/0x20
> [ 1178.907990]  </IRQ>
> [ 1178.907991] RIP: 0010:mwait_idle+0xae/0x370
> 
> I am thinking about several ways to fix the issue:
> 
> [1] In this RFC, I cancel the selftest_worker unconditionally in
> efx_pci_remove().
> 
> [2] Add a test condition, only invoke efx_selftest_async_start() when
> efx->port_enabled is true in efx_net_open().
> 
> [3] Move invoking efx_selftest_async_start() from efx_net_open() to
> efx_start_all() or efx_start_port(), that matching cancel action in
> efx_stop_port().

I think moving this to efx_start_port() is best, as you say to match
the cancel in efx_stop_port().

Thanks,
Martin

> 
> [4] However, I also notice that in efx_ef10_set_mac_address(), the
> efx_net_open() depends on original port_enabled, but others are not,
> if we change all efx_net_open() depends on old state like
> efx_ef10_set_mac_address() does, the UAF can also be fixed in theory.
> 
> But I'm not sure which is better, is there any suggestions? Thanks.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ding Hui <dinghui@sangfor.com.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
> index 884d8d168862..dd0b2363eed1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c
> @@ -876,6 +876,8 @@ static void efx_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
>  	efx->state = STATE_UNINIT;
>  	rtnl_unlock();
>  
> +	efx_selftest_async_cancel(efx);
> +
>  	if (efx->type->sriov_fini)
>  		efx->type->sriov_fini(efx);
>  
> -- 
> 2.17.1