[PATCH net v2] net: ethernet: fix use after free bug in ns83820_remove_one due to race condition

From: Zheng Wang
Date: Thu Apr 13 2023 - 03:14:50 EST


In ns83820_init_one, dev->tq_refill was bound with queue_refill.

If irq happens, it will call ns83820_irq->ns83820_do_isr.
Then it invokes tasklet_schedule(&dev->rx_tasklet) to start
rx_action function. And rx_action will call ns83820_rx_kick
and finally start queue_refill function.

If we remove the driver without finishing the work, there
may be a race condition between ndev, which may cause UAF
bug.

CPU0 CPU1

|queue_refill
ns83820_remove_one |
free_netdev |
put_device |
free ndev |
|rx_refill
|//use ndev

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Signed-off-by: Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@xxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- cancel the work after unregister_netdev to make sure there
is no more request suggested by Jakub Kicinski
---
drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c
index 998586872599..2e84b9fcd8e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c
@@ -2208,8 +2208,13 @@ static void ns83820_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)

ns83820_disable_interrupts(dev); /* paranoia */

+ netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+ netif_tx_disable(ndev);
+
unregister_netdev(ndev);
free_irq(dev->pci_dev->irq, ndev);
+ cancel_work_sync(&dev->tq_refill);
+
iounmap(dev->base);
dma_free_coherent(&dev->pci_dev->dev, 4 * DESC_SIZE * NR_TX_DESC,
dev->tx_descs, dev->tx_phy_descs);
--
2.25.1