2022-12-12 08:38:05

by Wen Gong

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Subject: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: change initialize for sk_buff in ieee80211_tx_dequeue()

The sk_buff is only set to NULL when initialize, sometimes it will goto
label "begin" after ieee80211_free_txskb(), then it points to a sk_buff
which is already freed. If it run into the "goto out" after arrived to
label "begin", then it will return a sk_buff which is freed, it is a
risk for use-after-free.

Fixes: ded4698b58cb ("mac80211: run late dequeue late tx handlers without holding fq->lock")
Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
---
net/mac80211/tx.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 2171cd1ca807..0b23cc9ab9c7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
struct txq_info *txqi = container_of(txq, struct txq_info, txq);
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
- struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+ struct sk_buff *skb;
struct fq *fq = &local->fq;
struct fq_tin *tin = &txqi->tin;
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
@@ -3790,6 +3790,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
return NULL;

begin:
+ skb = NULL;
+
spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);

if (test_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP, &txqi->flags) ||

base-commit: 922932ca02191a390f7f52fb6e21c44b50e14025
--
2.31.1


2023-01-05 05:38:10

by Guenter Roeck

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: change initialize for sk_buff in ieee80211_tx_dequeue()

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:36:07AM -0500, Wen Gong wrote:
> The sk_buff is only set to NULL when initialize, sometimes it will goto
> label "begin" after ieee80211_free_txskb(), then it points to a sk_buff
> which is already freed. If it run into the "goto out" after arrived to
> label "begin", then it will return a sk_buff which is freed, it is a
> risk for use-after-free.
>
> Fixes: ded4698b58cb ("mac80211: run late dequeue late tx handlers without holding fq->lock")
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>

I don't see any progress on this patch. Is there a problem with it ?
Did it get lost ?

Thanks,
Guenter

> ---
> net/mac80211/tx.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
>
> base-commit: 922932ca02191a390f7f52fb6e21c44b50e14025
>
> diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
> index 2171cd1ca807..0b23cc9ab9c7 100644
> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
> @@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
> struct txq_info *txqi = container_of(txq, struct txq_info, txq);
> struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
> - struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
> + struct sk_buff *skb;
> struct fq *fq = &local->fq;
> struct fq_tin *tin = &txqi->tin;
> struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
> @@ -3790,6 +3790,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> return NULL;
>
> begin:
> + skb = NULL;
> +
> spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);
>
> if (test_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP, &txqi->flags) ||

2023-01-09 14:16:33

by Alexander Wetzel

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: change initialize for sk_buff in ieee80211_tx_dequeue()

On 05.01.23 06:26, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:36:07AM -0500, Wen Gong wrote:
>> The sk_buff is only set to NULL when initialize, sometimes it will goto
>> label "begin" after ieee80211_free_txskb(), then it points to a sk_buff
>> which is already freed. If it run into the "goto out" after arrived to
>> label "begin", then it will return a sk_buff which is freed, it is a
>> risk for use-after-free.
>>
>> Fixes: ded4698b58cb ("mac80211: run late dequeue late tx handlers without holding fq->lock")
>> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
>
> I don't see any progress on this patch. Is there a problem with it ?
> Did it get lost ?
>

Looks ok for me. But I just noticed that my patch
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/

should also fix the issue as an unintended side effect.

Alexander

> Thanks,
> Guenter
>
>> ---
>> net/mac80211/tx.c | 4 +++-
>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>>
>> base-commit: 922932ca02191a390f7f52fb6e21c44b50e14025
>>
>> diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
>> index 2171cd1ca807..0b23cc9ab9c7 100644
>> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
>> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
>> @@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>> struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
>> struct txq_info *txqi = container_of(txq, struct txq_info, txq);
>> struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
>> - struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
>> + struct sk_buff *skb;
>> struct fq *fq = &local->fq;
>> struct fq_tin *tin = &txqi->tin;
>> struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
>> @@ -3790,6 +3790,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>> return NULL;
>>
>> begin:
>> + skb = NULL;
>> +
>> spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);
>>
>> if (test_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP, &txqi->flags) ||

2023-01-09 14:24:36

by Alexander Wetzel

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: change initialize for sk_buff in ieee80211_tx_dequeue()

On 09.01.23 15:05, Alexander Wetzel wrote:
> On 05.01.23 06:26, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:36:07AM -0500, Wen Gong wrote:
>>> The sk_buff is only set to NULL when initialize, sometimes it will goto
>>> label "begin" after ieee80211_free_txskb(), then it points to a sk_buff
>>> which is already freed. If it run into the "goto out" after arrived to
>>> label "begin", then it will return a sk_buff which is freed, it is a
>>> risk for use-after-free.
>>>
>>> Fixes: ded4698b58cb ("mac80211: run late dequeue late tx handlers
>>> without holding fq->lock")
>>> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
>>
>> I don't see any progress on this patch. Is there a problem with it ?
>> Did it get lost ?
>>
>
> Looks ok for me. But I just noticed that my patch
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
>
> should also fix the issue as an unintended side effect.

Sorry that statement was incomplete: It's only fixed when
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
and
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/

are applied.








2023-01-09 15:50:30

by Guenter Roeck

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: change initialize for sk_buff in ieee80211_tx_dequeue()

On 1/9/23 06:22, Alexander Wetzel wrote:
> On 09.01.23 15:05, Alexander Wetzel wrote:
>> On 05.01.23 06:26, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:36:07AM -0500, Wen Gong wrote:
>>>> The sk_buff is only set to NULL when initialize, sometimes it will goto
>>>> label "begin" after ieee80211_free_txskb(), then it points to a sk_buff
>>>> which is already freed. If it run into the "goto out" after arrived to
>>>> label "begin", then it will return a sk_buff which is freed, it is a
>>>> risk for use-after-free.
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: ded4698b58cb ("mac80211: run late dequeue late tx handlers without holding fq->lock")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> I don't see any progress on this patch. Is there a problem with it ?
>>> Did it get lost ?
>>>
>>
>> Looks ok for me. But I just noticed that my patch
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
>>
>> should also fix the issue as an unintended side effect.
>
> Sorry that statement was incomplete: It's only fixed when
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
> and
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
>
> are applied.
>

Ah, yes. That is indeed correct. Let's just hope those patches will apply (and are
going to be applied) to stable releases since this is a real problem there which
does cause UAF and crashes.

Guenter

2023-01-09 15:52:04

by Guenter Roeck

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: change initialize for sk_buff in ieee80211_tx_dequeue()

On 1/9/23 06:05, Alexander Wetzel wrote:
> On 05.01.23 06:26, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 03:36:07AM -0500, Wen Gong wrote:
>>> The sk_buff is only set to NULL when initialize, sometimes it will goto
>>> label "begin" after ieee80211_free_txskb(), then it points to a sk_buff
>>> which is already freed. If it run into the "goto out" after arrived to
>>> label "begin", then it will return a sk_buff which is freed, it is a
>>> risk for use-after-free.
>>>
>>> Fixes: ded4698b58cb ("mac80211: run late dequeue late tx handlers without holding fq->lock")
>>> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <[email protected]>
>>
>> I don't see any progress on this patch. Is there a problem with it ?
>> Did it get lost ?
>>
>
> Looks ok for me. But I just noticed that my patch
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/
>
> should also fix the issue as an unintended side effect.
>

Unless I am missing something, there is still a path

begin:
...

if (unlikely(test_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP, &txqi->flags)))
goto out;
...
skb = ...
...
ieee80211_free_txskb(&local->hw, skb);
goto begin;

after your patch is applied. Unless the IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP can never be true
after the first iteration I don't see how your patch would fix the problem.

Guenter

> Alexander
>
>> Thanks,
>> Guenter
>>
>>> ---
>>>   net/mac80211/tx.c | 4 +++-
>>>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>>
>>> base-commit: 922932ca02191a390f7f52fb6e21c44b50e14025
>>>
>>> diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
>>> index 2171cd1ca807..0b23cc9ab9c7 100644
>>> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
>>> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
>>> @@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>>>       struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
>>>       struct txq_info *txqi = container_of(txq, struct txq_info, txq);
>>>       struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
>>> -    struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
>>> +    struct sk_buff *skb;
>>>       struct fq *fq = &local->fq;
>>>       struct fq_tin *tin = &txqi->tin;
>>>       struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
>>> @@ -3790,6 +3790,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>>>           return NULL;
>>>   begin:
>>> +    skb = NULL;
>>> +
>>>       spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);
>>>       if (test_bit(IEEE80211_TXQ_STOP, &txqi->flags) ||
>