[PATCH] tty: pty: Fix race condition between release_one_tty and pty_write

From: kpark3469
Date: Mon Feb 11 2019 - 02:10:33 EST


From: Sahara <keun-o.park@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Especially when a linked tty is used such as pty, the linked tty
port's buf works have not been cancelled while master tty port's
buf work has been cancelled. Since release_one_tty and flush_to_ldisc
run in workqueue threads separately, when pty_cleanup happens and
link tty port is freed, flush_to_ldisc tries to access freed port
and port->itty, eventually it causes a panic.
This patch utilizes the magic value with holding the tty_mutex to
check if the tty->link is valid.

Fixes: 2b022ab7542d ("pty: cancel pty slave port buf's work in tty_release")
Signed-off-by: Sahara <keun-o.park@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/pty.c | 7 +++++++
drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c
index 00099a84..ef72031 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/pty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ static int pty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int c)
if (tty->stopped)
return 0;

+ mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
+ if (to->magic != TTY_MAGIC) {
+ mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
if (c > 0) {
spin_lock_irqsave(&to->port->lock, flags);
/* Stuff the data into the input queue of the other end */
@@ -125,6 +131,7 @@ static int pty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int c)
tty_flip_buffer_push(to->port);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&to->port->lock, flags);
}
+ mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
return c;
}

diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 23c6fd2..6c4a206 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -1446,10 +1446,13 @@ static void release_one_tty(struct work_struct *work)
struct tty_driver *driver = tty->driver;
struct module *owner = driver->owner;

+ mutex_lock(&tty_mutex);
if (tty->ops->cleanup)
tty->ops->cleanup(tty);

tty->magic = 0;
+ mutex_unlock(&tty_mutex);
+
tty_driver_kref_put(driver);
module_put(owner);

--
2.7.4