Re: [PATCH] PCI/MSI: Fix UAF in msi_capability_init

From: Mostafa Saleh
Date: Mon Apr 29 2024 - 19:33:14 EST


Hi Thomas,

On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 11:04:39PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 29 2024 at 03:41, Mostafa Saleh wrote:
> > err:
> > - pci_msi_unmask(entry, msi_multi_mask(entry));
> > + /* Re-read the descriptor as it might have been freed */
> > + entry = msi_first_desc(&dev->dev, MSI_DESC_ALL);
> > + if (entry)
> > + pci_msi_unmask(entry, msi_multi_mask(entry));
>
> What unmasks the entry in the NULL case?

Apparently nothing, I missed that. (PCI isn’t really my area, I
prefer dealing with non standardised platform devices :))

>
> The mask has to be undone. So you need something like the uncompiled
> below.
>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx
> ---
>
> --- a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
> @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int msi_capability_init(struct pc
> struct irq_affinity *affd)
> {
> struct irq_affinity_desc *masks = NULL;
> - struct msi_desc *entry;
> + struct msi_desc *entry, desc;
> int ret;
>
> /* Reject multi-MSI early on irq domain enabled architectures */
> @@ -374,6 +374,12 @@ static int msi_capability_init(struct pc
> /* All MSIs are unmasked by default; mask them all */
> entry = msi_first_desc(&dev->dev, MSI_DESC_ALL);
> pci_msi_mask(entry, msi_multi_mask(entry));
> + /*
> + * Copy the MSI descriptor for the error path because
> + * pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs() will free it for the hierarchical
> + * interrupt domain case.
> + */
> + memcpy(&desc, entry, sizeof(desc));
>
> /* Configure MSI capability structure */
> ret = pci_msi_setup_msi_irqs(dev, nvec, PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
> @@ -393,7 +399,7 @@ static int msi_capability_init(struct pc
> goto unlock;
>
> err:
> - pci_msi_unmask(entry, msi_multi_mask(entry));
> + pci_msi_unmask(&desc, msi_multi_mask(&desc));
> pci_free_msi_irqs(dev);
> fail:
> dev->msi_enabled = 0;

I tested it with my stub, but since I didn't write the code, here
is my tag, let me know if you want me to respin.

Tested-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Mostafa