[PATCH v2 5/8] x86/process: Pin the target stack in get_wchan()

From: Andy Lutomirski
Date: Fri Sep 16 2016 - 01:46:53 EST


This will prevent a crash if get_wchan() runs after the task stack
is freed.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/process.c | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 0b9ed8ec5226..4002b475171c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -532,15 +532,18 @@ unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *tsk)
*/
unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
{
- unsigned long start, bottom, top, sp, fp, ip;
+ unsigned long start, bottom, top, sp, fp, ip, ret = 0;
int count = 0;

if (!p || p == current || p->state == TASK_RUNNING)
return 0;

+ if (!try_get_task_stack(p))
+ return 0;
+
start = (unsigned long)task_stack_page(p);
if (!start)
- return 0;
+ goto out;

/*
* Layout of the stack page:
@@ -564,16 +567,21 @@ unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)

sp = READ_ONCE(p->thread.sp);
if (sp < bottom || sp > top)
- return 0;
+ goto out;

fp = READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(((struct inactive_task_frame *)sp)->bp);
do {
if (fp < bottom || fp > top)
- return 0;
+ goto out;
ip = READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(*(unsigned long *)(fp + sizeof(unsigned long)));
- if (!in_sched_functions(ip))
- return ip;
+ if (!in_sched_functions(ip)) {
+ ret = ip;
+ goto out;
+ }
fp = READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(*(unsigned long *)fp);
} while (count++ < 16 && p->state != TASK_RUNNING);
- return 0;
+
+out:
+ put_task_stack(p);
+ return ret;
}
--
2.7.4