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From:   Yongqin Liu <yongqin.liu@linaro.org>
Date:   Tue, 18 Apr 2023 01:31:20 +0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: hisi_hikey_usb: Fix use after free bug in
 hisi_hikey_usb_remove due to race condition
To:     Zheng Hacker <hackerzheng666@gmail.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        John Stultz <jstultz@google.com>,
        Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@163.com>,
        Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>, arnd@arndb.de,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, 1395428693sheep@gmail.com,
        alex000young@gmail.com, Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>
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Hi, Zheng

Sorry for the late reply.

I tested this change with Android build based on the ACK
android-mainline branch.
The hisi_hikey_usb module could not be removed with error like this:
    console:/ # rmmod -f hisi_hikey_usb
    rmmod: failed to unload hisi_hikey_usb: Try again
    1|console:/ #
Sorry I am not able to reproduce any problem without this commit,
but I do not see any problem with this change applied either.

If there is any specific things you want to check, please feel free let me =
know

Thanks,
Yongqin Liu


On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 00:46, Zheng Hacker <hackerzheng666@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>
> Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> =E4=BA=8E2023=E5=B9=B44=E6=9C=8813=
=E6=97=A5=E5=91=A8=E5=9B=9B 23:56=E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 11:35:17PM +0800, Zheng Hacker wrote:
> > > Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> =E4=BA=8E2023=E5=B9=B44=E6=9C=88=
13=E6=97=A5=E5=91=A8=E5=9B=9B 20:48=E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 07:12:07PM +0800, Zheng Hacker wrote:
> > > > > Yongqin Liu <yongqin.liu@linaro.org> =E4=BA=8E2023=E5=B9=B44=E6=
=9C=8813=E6=97=A5=E5=91=A8=E5=9B=9B 18:55=E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi, Zheng
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 16:08, Zheng Hacker <hackerzheng666@gmai=
l.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Friendly ping about the bug.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry, wasn't aware of this message before,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Could you please help share the instructions to reproduce the p=
roblem
> > > > > > this change fixes?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Yongqin,
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your reply. This bug is found by static analysis. Ther=
e is no PoC.
> > > > >
> > > > > >From my personal experience, triggering race condition bugs stab=
ly in
> > > > > the kernel needs some tricks.
> > > > > For example, you can insert some sleep-time code to slow down the
> > > > > thread until the related object is freed.
> > > > > Besides, you can use gdb to control the time window. Also, there =
are
> > > > > some other tricks as [1] said.
> > > > >
> > > > > As for the reproduction, this attack vector requires that the att=
acker
> > > > > can physically access the device.
> > > > > When he/she unplugs the usb, the remove function is triggered, an=
d if
> > > > > the set callback is invoked, there might be a race condition.
> > > >
> > > > How does the removal of the USB device trigger a platform device
> > > > removal?
> > >
> > > Sorry I made a mistake. The USB device usually calls disconnect
> > > callback when it's unpluged.
> >
> > Yes, but you are changing the platform device disconnect, not the USB
> > device disconnect.
> >
> > > What I want to express here is When the driver-related device(here
> > > it's USB GPIO Hub) was removed, the remove function is triggered.
> >
> > And is this a patform device on a USB device?  If so, that's a bigger
> > problem that we need to fix as that is not allowed.
>
> No this is not a platform  device on a USB device.
>
> >
> > But in looking at the code, it does not seem to be that at all, this is
> > just a "normal" platform device.  So how can it ever be removed from th=
e
> > system?  (and no, unloading the driver doesn't count, that can never
> > happen on a normal machine.)
> >
>
> Yes, I finally figured out your meaning. I know it's hard to unplug
> the platform device
> directly. All I want to express is that it's a theoretical method
> except  rmmod. I think it's better to fix the bug. But if the
> developers think it's practically impossible, I think there's no need
> to take further action.
>
> Sorry for wasting your time and thanks for your explanation.
>
> Best regards,
> Zheng
>
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h


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Best Regards,
Yongqin Liu
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