[PATCH -next] mm/slab: fix an use-after-free in kmemcg_workfn()

From: Qian Cai
Date: Wed Jun 19 2019 - 16:58:37 EST


The linux-next commit "mm: rework non-root kmem_cache lifecycle
management" [1] introduced an use-after-free below because
kmemcg_workfn() may call slab_kmem_cache_release() which has already
freed the whole kmem_cache. Fix it by removing the bogus NULL assignment
and checkings that will not work with SLUB_DEBUG poisoning anyway.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1087376/

BUG kmem_cache (Tainted: G B W ): Poison overwritten
INFO: 0x(____ptrval____)-0x(____ptrval____). First byte 0x0 instead of
0x6b
INFO: Allocated in create_cache+0x6c/0x1bc age=2653 cpu=154 pid=1599
kmem_cache_alloc+0x514/0x568
create_cache+0x6c/0x1bc
memcg_create_kmem_cache+0xfc/0x11c
memcg_kmem_cache_create_func+0x40/0x170
process_one_work+0x4e0/0xa54
worker_thread+0x498/0x650
kthread+0x1b8/0x1d4
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
INFO: Freed in slab_kmem_cache_release+0x3c/0x48 age=255 cpu=7 pid=1505
slab_kmem_cache_release+0x3c/0x48
kmem_cache_release+0x1c/0x28
kobject_cleanup+0x134/0x288
kobject_put+0x5c/0x68
sysfs_slab_release+0x2c/0x38
shutdown_cache+0x190/0x234
kmemcg_cache_shutdown_fn+0x1c/0x34
kmemcg_workfn+0x44/0x68
process_one_work+0x4e0/0xa54
worker_thread+0x498/0x650
kthread+0x1b8/0x1d4
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
INFO: Slab 0x(____ptrval____) objects=64 used=64 fp=0x(____ptrval____)
flags=0x17ffffffc000200
INFO: Object 0x(____ptrval____) @offset=11601272640106456192
fp=0x(____ptrval____)
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
bb ................
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
kkkkkkkk........
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Object (____ptrval____): 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b 6b a5
kkkkkkk.
Redzone (____ptrval____): bb bb bb bb bb bb bb bb
........
Padding (____ptrval____): 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a
5a ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Padding (____ptrval____): 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a
5a ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Padding (____ptrval____): 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a
5a ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Padding (____ptrval____): 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a
5a ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Padding (____ptrval____): 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a
ZZZZZZZZ
CPU: 193 PID: 1557 Comm: kworker/193:1 Tainted: G B W
5.2.0-rc5-next-20190619+ #8
Hardware name: HPE Apollo 70 /C01_APACHE_MB , BIOS
L50_5.13_1.0.9 03/01/2019
Workqueue: memcg_kmem_cache memcg_kmem_cache_create_func
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x0/0x268
show_stack+0x20/0x2c
dump_stack+0xb4/0x108
print_trailer+0x274/0x298
check_bytes_and_report+0xc4/0x118
check_object+0x2fc/0x36c
alloc_debug_processing+0x154/0x240
___slab_alloc+0x710/0xa68
kmem_cache_alloc+0x514/0x568
create_cache+0x6c/0x1bc
memcg_create_kmem_cache+0xfc/0x11c
memcg_kmem_cache_create_func+0x40/0x170
process_one_work+0x4e0/0xa54
worker_thread+0x498/0x650
kthread+0x1b8/0x1d4
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18
FIX kmem_cache: Restoring 0x(____ptrval____)-0x(____ptrval____)=0x6b

FIX kmem_cache: Marking all objects used

Signed-off-by: Qian Cai <cai@xxxxxx>
---
mm/slab_common.c | 5 -----
1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 91e8c739dc97..bb8aec6d8744 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -714,10 +714,7 @@ static void kmemcg_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
get_online_mems();

mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
-
s->memcg_params.work_fn(s);
- s->memcg_params.work_fn = NULL;
-
mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);

put_online_mems();
@@ -753,7 +750,6 @@ static void kmemcg_cache_shutdown(struct percpu_ref *percpu_ref)
if (s->memcg_params.root_cache->memcg_params.dying)
goto unlock;

- WARN_ON(s->memcg_params.work_fn);
s->memcg_params.work_fn = kmemcg_cache_shutdown_fn;
INIT_WORK(&s->memcg_params.work, kmemcg_workfn);
queue_work(memcg_kmem_cache_wq, &s->memcg_params.work);
@@ -784,7 +780,6 @@ static void kmemcg_cache_deactivate(struct kmem_cache *s)
if (s->memcg_params.root_cache->memcg_params.dying)
goto unlock;

- WARN_ON_ONCE(s->memcg_params.work_fn);
s->memcg_params.work_fn = kmemcg_cache_deactivate_after_rcu;
call_rcu(&s->memcg_params.rcu_head, kmemcg_rcufn);
unlock:
--
1.8.3.1