[PATCH] slub: avoid potential NULL dereference or corruption

From: Eric Dumazet
Date: Tue Nov 22 2011 - 09:53:52 EST


show_slab_objects() can trigger NULL dereferences or memory corruption.

Another cpu can change its c->page to NULL or c->node to NUMA_NO_NODE
while we use them.

Use ACCESS_ONCE(c->page) and ACCESS_ONCE(c->node) to make sure this
cannot happen.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/slub.c | 22 +++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 7d2a996..e8e6714 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -4436,29 +4436,33 @@ static ssize_t show_slab_objects(struct kmem_cache *s,
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
struct kmem_cache_cpu *c = per_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab, cpu);
struct page *page;
+ int node;

- if (!c || c->node < 0)
+ if (!c)
continue;
-
- if (c->page) {
- if (flags & SO_TOTAL)
- x = c->page->objects;
+ node = ACCESS_ONCE(c->node);
+ if (node < 0)
+ continue;
+ page = ACCESS_ONCE(c->page);
+ if (page) {
+ if (flags & SO_TOTAL)
+ x = page->objects;
else if (flags & SO_OBJECTS)
- x = c->page->inuse;
+ x = page->inuse;
else
x = 1;

total += x;
- nodes[c->node] += x;
+ nodes[node] += x;
}
page = c->partial;

if (page) {
x = page->pobjects;
total += x;
- nodes[c->node] += x;
+ nodes[node] += x;
}
- per_cpu[c->node]++;
+ per_cpu[node]++;
}
}



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