Re: [PATCH] xhci-mtk: Fix NULL pointer dereference with xhci_irq() for shared_hcd

From: Macpaul Lin
Date: Wed Mar 04 2020 - 21:59:00 EST


On Wed, 2020-03-04 at 16:39 +0200, Mathias Nyman wrote:
> On 4.3.2020 5.16, Macpaul Lin wrote:
> > On Tue, 2020-02-04 at 17:44 +0800, Mathias Nyman wrote:
> >> On 1.2.2020 13.20, Macpaul Lin wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 2020-01-31 at 16:50 +0200, Mathias Nyman wrote:
> >>>> On 17.1.2020 9.41, Macpaul Lin wrote:
> >>>>> According to NULL pointer fix: https://tinyurl.com/uqft5ra
> >>>>> xhci: Fix NULL pointer dereference with xhci_irq() for shared_hcd
> >>>>> The similar issue has also been found in QC activities in Mediatek.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Here quote the description from the referenced patch as follows.
> >>>>> "Commit ("f068090426ea xhci: Fix leaking USB3 shared_hcd
> >>>>> at xhci removal") sets xhci_shared_hcd to NULL without
> >>>>> stopping xhci host. This results into a race condition
> >>>>> where shared_hcd (super speed roothub) related interrupts
> >>>>> are being handled with xhci_irq happens when the
> >>>>> xhci_plat_remove is called and shared_hcd is set to NULL.
> >>>>> Fix this by setting the shared_hcd to NULL only after the
> >>>>> controller is halted and no interrupts are generated."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Sriharsha Allenki <sallenki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Macpaul Lin <macpaul.lin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> ---
> >>>>> drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c | 2 +-
> >>>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c
> >>>>> index b18a6baef204..c227c67f5dc5 100644
> >>>>> --- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c
> >>>>> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mtk.c
> >>>>> @@ -593,11 +593,11 @@ static int xhci_mtk_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
> >>>>> struct usb_hcd *shared_hcd = xhci->shared_hcd;
> >>>>>
> >>>>> usb_remove_hcd(shared_hcd);
> >>>>> - xhci->shared_hcd = NULL;
> >>>>> device_init_wakeup(&dev->dev, false);
> >>>>>
> >>>>> usb_remove_hcd(hcd);
> >>>>> usb_put_hcd(shared_hcd);
> >>>>> + xhci->shared_hcd = NULL;
> >>>>> usb_put_hcd(hcd);
> >>>>> xhci_mtk_sch_exit(mtk);
> >>>>> xhci_mtk_clks_disable(mtk);
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Could you share details of the NULL pointer dereference, (backtrace).
> >>>
> >>> This bug was found by our QA staff while doing 500 times plug-in and
> >>> plug-out devices. The backtrace I have was recorded by QA and I didn't
> >>> reproduce this issue on my own environment. However, after applied this
> >>> patch the issue seems resolve. Here is the backtrace:
> >>>
> >>> Exception Class: Kernel (KE)
> >>> PC is at [<ffffff8008cccbc0>] xhci_irq+0x728/0x2364
> >>> LR is at [<ffffff8008ccc788>] xhci_irq+0x2f0/0x2364
> >>>
> >>> Current Executing Process:
> >>> [iptables, 859][netdagent, 770]
> >>>
> >>> Backtrace:
> >>> [<ffffff80080ead58>] __atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xa8/0x130
> >>> [<ffffff80080eb6d4>] notify_die+0x84/0xac
> >>> [<ffffff800808e874>] die+0x1d8/0x3b8
> >>> [<ffffff80080a89b0>] __do_kernel_fault+0x178/0x188
> >>> [<ffffff80080a81b4>] do_page_fault+0x44/0x3b0
> >>> [<ffffff80080a811c>] do_translation_fault+0x44/0x98
> >>> [<ffffff8008080e08>] do_mem_abort+0x4c/0x128
> >>> [<ffffff80080832d0>] el1_da+0x24/0x3c
> >>> [<ffffff8008cccbc0>] xhci_irq+0x728/0x2364
> >>> [<ffffff8008c98804>] usb_hcd_irq+0x2c/0x44
> >>> [<ffffff8008179bb0>] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x26c/0x4a4
> >>> [<ffffff8008179ec8>] handle_irq_event+0x5c/0xd0
> >>> [<ffffff800817e3c0>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0x10c/0x1e0
> >>> [<ffffff80081787b0>] __handle_domain_irq+0x32c/0x738
> >>> [<ffffff800808159c>] gic_handle_irq+0x174/0x1c4
> >>> [<ffffff8008083cf8>] el0_irq_naked+0x50/0x5c
> >>> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> >>>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Could you help me find out which line of code xhci_irq+0x728 is in your case.
> >>
> >> As Guenter pointed out there is a risk of turning the NULL pointer dereference
> >> into a use after free if we just solve this by setting xhci->shared_hcd = NULL
> >> later.
> >>
> >> If you still have that kernel around, and xhci is compiled in:
> >> gdb vmlinux
> >> gdb li *(xhci_irq+0x728)
> >>
> >
> > Sorry that I couldn't get back to you soon. The internal code version
> > for this issue was really old and a little bit difficult to rewind to
> > that version.
> > However, I think the following dump might be correct for the code base.
> >
> > (gdb) li *(xhci_irq+0x728)
> > 0xffffff8008cc8634 is in xhci_irq (*stripped*
> > kernel-4.14/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h:1694).
> > 1689 */
> > 1690 #define XHCI_MAX_REXIT_TIMEOUT_MS 20
> > 1691
> > 1692 static inline unsigned int hcd_index(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
> > 1693 {
> > 1694 if (hcd->speed >= HCD_USB3)
> > 1695 return 0;
> > 1696 else
> > 1697 return 1;
> > 1698 }
> > (gdb)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Macpaul Lin
> >
>
> Ah, it was a 4.14 kernel.
> This should be fixed in 4.20 with patch:
> 1245374e9b83 xhci: handle port status events for removed USB3 hcd
>
> Port arrays/structures were changed completely in 4.18
>
> Something like the below should work for 4.14:
>
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
> index 61fa3007a74a..e7367b9f19c5 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
> @@ -1640,6 +1640,12 @@ static void handle_port_status(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
> if ((major_revision == 0x03) != (hcd->speed >= HCD_USB3))
> hcd = xhci->shared_hcd;
>
> + if (!hcd) {
> + xhci_dbg(xhci, "No hcd found for port %u event\n", port_id);
> + bogus_port_status = true;
> + goto cleanup;
> + }
> +
> if (major_revision == 0) {
> xhci_warn(xhci, "Event for port %u not in "
> "Extended Capabilities, ignoring.\n",

Thanks for this suggestion, this is much better! I am sorry that we're
using android kernel that some reported issue might be out of date. I
will update the suggestion into our code base. Thanks!

Regards,
Macpaul Lin