[PATCH 1/2] ext4: Fix use-after-free about sbi->s_mmp_tsk

From: Ye Bin
Date: Tue Jun 29 2021 - 10:27:44 EST


After merge 618f003199c6("ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super") commit,
we add delay in ext4_remount after "sb->s_flags |= SB_RDONLY", then
remount filesystem with read-only kasan report following warning:
[ 888.695326] ==================================================================
[ 888.696566] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in kthread_stop+0x4c/0x2f0
[ 888.697599] Write of size 4 at addr ffff8883849e0020 by task mount/2013
[ 888.698707]
[ 888.698982] CPU: 4 PID: 2013 Comm: mount Not tainted 4.19.95-00013-ga369a6189bbf-dirty #413
[ 888.700376] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC
[ 888.702587] Call Trace:
[ 888.703017] dump_stack+0x108/0x15f
[ 888.703615] print_address_description+0xa5/0x372
[ 888.704420] kasan_report.cold+0x236/0x2a8
[ 888.705761] check_memory_region+0x240/0x270
[ 888.706486] kasan_check_write+0x20/0x30
[ 888.707156] kthread_stop+0x4c/0x2f0
[ 888.707776] ext4_stop_mmpd+0x32/0x90
[ 888.708262] ext4_remount.cold+0xf6/0x116
[ 888.712671] do_remount_sb+0xff/0x460
[ 888.714007] do_mount+0xce3/0x1be0
[ 888.717749] ksys_mount+0xb2/0x150
[ 888.718163] __x64_sys_mount+0x6a/0x80
[ 888.718607] do_syscall_64+0xd9/0x1f0
[ 888.719047] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9

As kmmpd will exit if filesystem is read-only. Then sbi->s_mmp_tsk become wild
ptr, lead to use-after-free. As kmmpd will exit by others(call ktread_stop)
or by itself. After 618f003199c6 commit we can trigger this issue very easy.
Before this commit also exist this issue.
If kmmpd exit by itself, after merge 618f003199c6 commit there will trigger UAF
when umount filesystem.
To fix this issue, introduce sbi->s_mmp_lock to protect sbi->s_mmp_tsk. If kmmpd
exit by itself, we set sbi->s_mmp_tsk with NULL, and release mmp buffer_head.

Fixes: 618f003199c6 ("ext4: fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super")
Signed-off-by: Ye Bin <yebin10@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ext4/ext4.h | 1 +
fs/ext4/mmp.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
fs/ext4/super.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 8d3446746718..a479da37fed4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1489,6 +1489,7 @@ struct ext4_sb_info {
struct completion s_kobj_unregister;
struct super_block *s_sb;
struct buffer_head *s_mmp_bh;
+ struct mutex s_mmp_lock;

/* Journaling */
struct journal_s *s_journal;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mmp.c b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
index 6cb598b549ca..fc18a8c205c7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mmp.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mmp.c
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ void __dump_mmp_msg(struct super_block *sb, struct mmp_struct *mmp,
static int kmmpd(void *data)
{
struct super_block *sb = (struct super_block *) data;
- struct ext4_super_block *es = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es;
- struct buffer_head *bh = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_mmp_bh;
+ struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
+ struct ext4_super_block *es = sbi->s_es;
+ struct buffer_head *bh = sbi->s_mmp_bh;
struct mmp_struct *mmp;
ext4_fsblk_t mmp_block;
u32 seq = 0;
@@ -245,16 +246,35 @@ static int kmmpd(void *data)
retval = write_mmp_block(sb, bh);

exit_thread:
+ /*
+ * Maybe s_mmp_tsk kthread is stoped by others or by itself. If exit
+ * by itself then sbi->s_mmp_tsk will be wild ptr, so there is need
+ * set sbi->s_mmp_tsk with NULL, and also release mmp buffer_head.
+ */
+ while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+ if (!mutex_trylock(&sbi->s_mmp_lock))
+ continue;
+
+ if (sbi->s_mmp_tsk) {
+ sbi->s_mmp_tsk = NULL;
+ brelse(bh);
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_mmp_lock);
+ break;
+ }
+
return retval;
}

void ext4_stop_mmpd(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi)
{
+ mutex_lock(&sbi->s_mmp_lock);
if (sbi->s_mmp_tsk) {
kthread_stop(sbi->s_mmp_tsk);
brelse(sbi->s_mmp_bh);
sbi->s_mmp_tsk = NULL;
}
+ mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_mmp_lock);
}

/*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index c3942804b57f..5bc3230553fb 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -4786,6 +4786,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
needs_recovery = (es->s_last_orphan != 0 ||
ext4_has_feature_journal_needs_recovery(sb));

+ mutex_init(&sbi->s_mmp_lock);
if (ext4_has_feature_mmp(sb) && !sb_rdonly(sb))
if (ext4_multi_mount_protect(sb, le64_to_cpu(es->s_mmp_block)))
goto failed_mount3a;
--
2.31.1