[PATCH bpf-next v1 0/3] bpf: Fix use-after-free of sockmap

From: Jiayuan Chen
Date: Wed Feb 26 2025 - 08:24:57 EST


1. Issue
Syzkaller reported this issue [1].

2. Reproduce

We can reproduce this issue by using the test_sockmap_with_close_on_write()
test I provided in selftest, also you need to apply the following patch to
ensure 100% reproducibility (sleep after checking sock):

'''
static void sk_psock_verdict_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
{
.......
if (unlikely(!sock))
return;
+ if (!strcmp("test_progs", current->comm)) {
+ printk("sleep 2s to wait socket freed\n");
+ mdelay(2000);
+ printk("sleep end\n");
+ }
ops = READ_ONCE(sock->ops);
if (!ops || !ops->read_skb)
return;
}
'''

Then running './test_progs -v sockmap_basic', and if the kernel has KASAN
enabled [2], you will see the following warning:

'''
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x29b/0x2d0
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88813a777020 by task test_progs/47055

Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x53/0x70
print_address_description.constprop.0+0x30/0x420
? sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x29b/0x2d0
print_report+0xb7/0x270
? sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x29b/0x2d0
? kasan_addr_to_slab+0xd/0xa0
? sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x29b/0x2d0
kasan_report+0xca/0x100
? sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x29b/0x2d0
sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x29b/0x2d0
unix_stream_sendmsg+0x4a6/0xa40
? __pfx_unix_stream_sendmsg+0x10/0x10
? fdget+0x2c1/0x3a0
__sys_sendto+0x39c/0x410
'''

3. Reason
'''
CPU0 CPU1
unix_stream_sendmsg(sk):
other = unix_peer(sk)
other->sk_data_ready(other):
socket *sock = sk->sk_socket
if (unlikely(!sock))
return;
close(other):
...
other->close()
free(socket)
READ_ONCE(sock->ops)
^
use 'sock' after free
'''

For TCP, UDP, or other protocols, we have already performed
rcu_read_lock() when the network stack receives packets in ip_input.c:
'''
ip_local_deliver_finish():
rcu_read_lock()
ip_protocol_deliver_rcu()
xxx_rcv
rcu_read_unlock()
'''

However, for Unix sockets, sk_data_ready is called directly from the
process context without rcu_read_lock() protection.

4. Solution
Based on the fact that the 'struct socket' is released using call_rcu(),
We add rcu_read_{un}lock() at the entrance and exit of our sk_data_ready.
It will not increase performance overhead, at least for TCP and UDP, they
are already in a relatively large critical section.

Of course, we can also add a custom callback for Unix sockets and call
rcu_read_lock() before calling _verdict_data_ready like this:
'''
if (sk_is_unix(sk))
sk->sk_data_ready = sk_psock_verdict_data_ready_rcu;
else
sk->sk_data_ready = sk_psock_verdict_data_ready;

sk_psock_verdict_data_ready_rcu():
rcu_read_lock()
sk_psock_verdict_data_ready()
rcu_read_unlock()
'''
However, this will cause too many branches, and it's not suitable to
distinguish network protocols in skmsg.c.

[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=dd90a702f518e0eac072
[2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=KernelConfig&x=1362a5aee630ff34

Jiayuan Chen (3):
bpf, sockmap: avoid using sk_socket after free
selftests/bpf: Add socketpair to create_pair to support unix socket
selftests/bpf: Add edge case tests for sockmap

net/core/skmsg.c | 18 ++++--
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/socket_helpers.h | 13 ++++-
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_basic.c | 57 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

--
2.47.1