Re: [PATCH] static_call: fix null-ptr-deref in static_call_del_module

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:01:26 EST


On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 03:44:28PM +0800, Wang Hai wrote:
> I got a NULL pointer dereference report when doing fault injection test:
>
> BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000009
> ...
> RIP: 0010:static_call_del_module+0x7a/0x100
> ...
> Call Trace:
> static_call_module_notify+0x1e1/0x200
> notifier_call_chain_robust+0x6f/0xe0
> blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust+0x4e/0x70
> load_module+0x21f7/0x2b60
> __do_sys_finit_module+0xb0/0xf0
> ? __do_sys_finit_module+0xb0/0xf0
> __x64_sys_finit_module+0x1a/0x20
> do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0
> entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
>
> When loading a module, if it fails to allocate memory for static
> calls, it will delete the non-existent mods (mods == 1) in the
> static_call_module_notify()'s error path.
>
> static_call_module_notify
> static_call_add_module
> __static_call_init
> site_mod = kzalloc() // fault injection
> static_call_del_module // access non-existent mods
>
> This patch fixes the bug by skipping the operation when the key
> has no mods.
>
> Fixes: a945c8345ec0 ("static_call: Allow early init")
> Signed-off-by: Wang Hai <wanghai38@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/static_call.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/static_call.c b/kernel/static_call.c
> index 43ba0b1e0edb..c3f8ffc5a52f 100644
> --- a/kernel/static_call.c
> +++ b/kernel/static_call.c
> @@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void static_call_del_module(struct module *mod)
>
> for (site = start; site < stop; site++) {
> key = static_call_key(site);
> - if (key == prev_key)
> + if (key == prev_key || !static_call_key_has_mods(key))
> continue;
>
> prev_key = key;

Should you not update prev_key in that case? Also have you looked at
jump_label_del_module() which is very similar in construction?