Re: [PATCH] workqueue: Fix UAF report by KASAN in pwq_release_workfn()

From: Z qiang
Date: Mon Sep 18 2023 - 05:19:36 EST


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> > On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 10:12:34AM +0800, Z qiang wrote:
> > > Flush the pwq_release_worker is insufficient, the call_rcu() is
> > > invoked to release wq
> > > in pwq_release_workfn(), this is also asynchronous.
> >
> > But rcu_free_pwq() doesn't access wq or anything. The last access is from
> > the work function.
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> The rcu_free_wq() will access wq->cpu_pwq or unbound_attrs,
> but at this time, the kfree(wq) may have been called in alloc_workqueue().
>

Friendly ping.

Thanks
Zqiang

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> Zqiang
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> > Thanks.
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> > tejun