[PATCH] uio: Fix use-after-free in uio_open

From: Guanghui Feng
Date: Wed Dec 20 2023 - 23:27:28 EST


core-1 core-2
-------------------------------------------------------------
uio_unregister_device uio_open
idev = idr_find()
device_unregister(&idev->dev)
put_device(&idev->dev)
uio_device_release
get_device(&idev->dev)
kfree(idev)
uio_free_minor(minor)
uio_release
put_device(&idev->dev)
kfree(idev)
-------------------------------------------------------------

In the core-1 uio_unregister_device(), the device_unregister will kfree idev
when the idev->dev kobject ref is one. But after core-1 device_unregister,
put_device and before doing kfree, the core-2 may get_device. Then:
1. After core-1 kfree idev, the core-2 will do use-after-free for idev.
2. When core-2 do uio_release and put_device, the idev will be double freed.

To address this issue, we can get idev atomic & inc idev reference with minor_lock.

Signed-off-by: Guanghui Feng <guanghuifeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/uio/uio.c | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index 62082d6..2d572f6 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -466,13 +466,13 @@ static int uio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)

mutex_lock(&minor_lock);
idev = idr_find(&uio_idr, iminor(inode));
- mutex_unlock(&minor_lock);
if (!idev) {
ret = -ENODEV;
+ mutex_unlock(&minor_lock);
goto out;
}
-
get_device(&idev->dev);
+ mutex_unlock(&minor_lock);

if (!try_module_get(idev->owner)) {
ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -1064,9 +1064,8 @@ void uio_unregister_device(struct uio_info *info)
wake_up_interruptible(&idev->wait);
kill_fasync(&idev->async_queue, SIGIO, POLL_HUP);

- device_unregister(&idev->dev);
-
uio_free_minor(minor);
+ device_unregister(&idev->dev);

return;
}
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1.8.3.1