[PATCH net-next v5 1/2] nfc: llcp_core: Hold a ref to llcp_local->dev when holding a ref to llcp_local

From: Siddh Raman Pant
Date: Tue Dec 12 2023 - 13:50:15 EST


llcp_sock_sendmsg() calls nfc_llcp_send_ui_frame() which in turn calls
nfc_alloc_send_skb(), which accesses the nfc_dev from the llcp_sock for
getting the headroom and tailroom needed for skb allocation.

Parallelly the nfc_dev can be freed, as the refcount is decreased via
nfc_free_device(), leading to a UAF reported by Syzkaller, which can
be summarized as follows:

(1) llcp_sock_sendmsg() -> nfc_llcp_send_ui_frame()
-> nfc_alloc_send_skb() -> Dereference *nfc_dev
(2) virtual_ncidev_close() -> nci_free_device() -> nfc_free_device()
-> put_device() -> nfc_release() -> Free *nfc_dev

When a reference to llcp_local is acquired, we do not acquire the same
for the nfc_dev. This leads to freeing even when the llcp_local is in
use, and this is the case with the UAF described above too.

Thus, when we acquire a reference to llcp_local, we should acquire a
reference to nfc_dev, and release the references appropriately later.

References for llcp_local is initialized in nfc_llcp_register_device()
(which is called by nfc_register_device()). Thus, we should acquire a
reference to nfc_dev there.

nfc_unregister_device() calls nfc_llcp_unregister_device() which in
turn calls nfc_llcp_local_put(). Thus, the reference to nfc_dev is
appropriately released later.

Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+bbe84a4010eeea00982d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=bbe84a4010eeea00982d
Fixes: c7aa12252f51 ("NFC: Take a reference on the LLCP local pointer when creating a socket")
Reviewed-by: Suman Ghosh <sumang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Siddh Raman Pant <code@xxxxxxxx>
---
net/nfc/llcp_core.c | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
index 1dac28136e6a..2f77200a3720 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_core.c
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ static void nfc_llcp_socket_release(struct nfc_llcp_local *local, bool device,

static struct nfc_llcp_local *nfc_llcp_local_get(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
{
+ /* Since using nfc_llcp_local may result in usage of nfc_dev, whenever
+ * we hold a reference to local, we also need to hold a reference to
+ * the device to avoid UAF.
+ */
+ if (!nfc_get_device(local->dev->idx))
+ return NULL;
+
kref_get(&local->ref);

return local;
@@ -177,10 +184,18 @@ static void local_release(struct kref *ref)

int nfc_llcp_local_put(struct nfc_llcp_local *local)
{
+ struct nfc_dev *dev;
+ int ret;
+
if (local == NULL)
return 0;

- return kref_put(&local->ref, local_release);
+ dev = local->dev;
+
+ ret = kref_put(&local->ref, local_release);
+ nfc_put_device(dev);
+
+ return ret;
}

static struct nfc_llcp_sock *nfc_llcp_sock_get(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
@@ -901,7 +916,7 @@ static void nfc_llcp_recv_connect(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,

if (dsap != LLCP_SAP_SDP) {
sock = nfc_llcp_sock_get(local, dsap, LLCP_SAP_SDP);
- if (sock == NULL || sock->sk.sk_state != LLCP_LISTEN) {
+ if (!sock || sock->sk.sk_state != LLCP_LISTEN) {
reason = LLCP_DM_NOBOUND;
goto fail;
}
@@ -910,7 +925,7 @@ static void nfc_llcp_recv_connect(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
size_t sn_len;

sn = nfc_llcp_connect_sn(skb, &sn_len);
- if (sn == NULL) {
+ if (!sn) {
reason = LLCP_DM_NOBOUND;
goto fail;
}
@@ -918,7 +933,7 @@ static void nfc_llcp_recv_connect(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
pr_debug("Service name length %zu\n", sn_len);

sock = nfc_llcp_sock_get_sn(local, sn, sn_len);
- if (sock == NULL) {
+ if (!sock) {
reason = LLCP_DM_NOBOUND;
goto fail;
}
@@ -928,39 +943,31 @@ static void nfc_llcp_recv_connect(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,

parent = &sock->sk;

- if (sk_acceptq_is_full(parent)) {
- reason = LLCP_DM_REJ;
- release_sock(&sock->sk);
- sock_put(&sock->sk);
- goto fail;
- }
+ if (sk_acceptq_is_full(parent))
+ goto fail_put_sock;

if (sock->ssap == LLCP_SDP_UNBOUND) {
u8 ssap = nfc_llcp_reserve_sdp_ssap(local);

pr_debug("First client, reserving %d\n", ssap);

- if (ssap == LLCP_SAP_MAX) {
- reason = LLCP_DM_REJ;
- release_sock(&sock->sk);
- sock_put(&sock->sk);
- goto fail;
- }
+ if (ssap == LLCP_SAP_MAX)
+ goto fail_put_sock;

sock->ssap = ssap;
}

new_sk = nfc_llcp_sock_alloc(NULL, parent->sk_type, GFP_ATOMIC, 0);
- if (new_sk == NULL) {
- reason = LLCP_DM_REJ;
- release_sock(&sock->sk);
- sock_put(&sock->sk);
- goto fail;
- }
+ if (!new_sk)
+ goto fail_put_sock;

new_sock = nfc_llcp_sock(new_sk);
- new_sock->dev = local->dev;
+
new_sock->local = nfc_llcp_local_get(local);
+ if (!new_sock->local)
+ goto fail_free_new_sock;
+
+ new_sock->dev = local->dev;
new_sock->rw = sock->rw;
new_sock->miux = sock->miux;
new_sock->nfc_protocol = sock->nfc_protocol;
@@ -1004,8 +1011,14 @@ static void nfc_llcp_recv_connect(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,

return;

+fail_free_new_sock:
+ sock_put(&new_sock->sk);
+ nfc_llcp_sock_free(new_sock);
+fail_put_sock:
+ reason = LLCP_DM_REJ;
+ release_sock(&sock->sk);
+ sock_put(&sock->sk);
fail:
- /* Send DM */
nfc_llcp_send_dm(local, dsap, ssap, reason);
}

@@ -1597,7 +1610,16 @@ int nfc_llcp_register_device(struct nfc_dev *ndev)
if (local == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;

- local->dev = ndev;
+ /* As we are going to initialize local's refcount, we need to get the
+ * nfc_dev to avoid UAF, otherwise there is no point in continuing.
+ * See nfc_llcp_local_get().
+ */
+ local->dev = nfc_get_device(ndev->idx);
+ if (!local->dev) {
+ kfree(local);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->list);
kref_init(&local->ref);
mutex_init(&local->sdp_lock);
--
2.42.0