[PATCH v7 0/2] firmware_loader: fix uaf in firmware_fallback_sysfs

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[PATCH v7 0/2] firmware_loader: fix uaf in firmware_fallback_sysfs

From: Anirudh Rayabharam <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-24 12:12:07

This series fixes the use after free in firmware_fallback_sysfs reported
by syzbot at:

https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=de271708674e2093097b

The first patch gets rid of the -EAGAIN return since it doesn't make
sense (see patch description for more info). The second patch goes on to
actually fix the use after free issue.

Changes in v7:
1. Don't move the error handling code from fw_load_sysfs_fallback
   to fw_sysfs_wait_timeout to simplify the patch. Also, the move
   is unnecessary.

2. Fix the commit log for the patch 1 as per Luis' suggestions.

Changes in v6:
1. v5 didn't actually remove -EAGAIN. So, fixed that.

Changes in v5:
1. Split the patch into two patches as discussed here:
   https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210715232105.am4wsxfclj2ufjdw@garbanzo/

Changes in v4:
Documented the reasons behind the error codes returned from
fw_sysfs_wait_timeout() as suggested by Luis Chamberlain.

Changes in v3:
Modified the patch to incorporate suggestions by Luis Chamberlain in
order to fix the root cause instead of applying a "band-aid" kind of
fix.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210403013143.GV4332@42.do-not-panic.com/

Changes in v2:
1. Fixed 1 error and 1 warning (in the commit message) reported by
checkpatch.pl. The error was regarding the format for referring to
another commit "commit <sha> ("oneline")". The warning was for line
longer than 75 chars.

Anirudh Rayabharam (2):
  firmware_loader: use -ETIMEDOUT instead of -EAGAIN in
    fw_load_sysfs_fallback
  firmware_loader: fix use-after-free in firmware_fallback_sysfs

 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c | 12 +++++++-----
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h |  6 +++++-
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c     |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

-- 
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[PATCH v7 2/2] firmware_loader: fix use-after-free in firmware_fallback_sysfs

From: Anirudh Rayabharam <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-24 12:12:23

This use-after-free happens when a fw_priv object has been freed but
hasn't been removed from the pending list (pending_fw_head). The next
time fw_load_sysfs_fallback tries to insert into the list, it ends up
accessing the pending_list member of the previoiusly freed fw_priv.

The root cause here is that all code paths that abort the fw load
don't delete it from the pending list. For example:

	_request_firmware()
	  -> fw_abort_batch_reqs()
	      -> fw_state_aborted()

To fix this, delete the fw_priv from the list in __fw_set_state() if
the new state is DONE or ABORTED. This way, all aborts will remove
the fw_priv from the list. Accordingly, remove calls to list_del_init
that were being made before calling fw_state_(aborted|done).

Also, in fw_load_sysfs_fallback, don't add the fw_priv to the pending
list if it is already aborted. Instead, just jump out and return early.

Fixes: bcfbd3523f3c ("firmware: fix a double abort case with fw_load_sysfs_fallback")
Reported-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
---
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c | 10 +++++++---
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h |  6 +++++-
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c     |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
index 1a48be0a030e..5d9f372fc9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
@@ -91,10 +91,9 @@ static void __fw_load_abort(struct fw_priv *fw_priv)
 	 * There is a small window in which user can write to 'loading'
 	 * between loading done and disappearance of 'loading'
 	 */
-	if (fw_sysfs_done(fw_priv))
+	if (fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv) || fw_sysfs_done(fw_priv))
 		return;
 
-	list_del_init(&fw_priv->pending_list);
 	fw_state_aborted(fw_priv);
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ static ssize_t firmware_loading_store(struct device *dev,
 			 * Same logic as fw_load_abort, only the DONE bit
 			 * is ignored and we set ABORT only on failure.
 			 */
-			list_del_init(&fw_priv->pending_list);
 			if (rc) {
 				fw_state_aborted(fw_priv);
 				written = rc;
@@ -513,6 +511,11 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs, long timeout)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
+	if (fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
+		retval = -EINTR;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	list_add(&fw_priv->pending_list, &pending_fw_head);
 	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
 
@@ -538,6 +541,7 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs, long timeout)
 	} else if (fw_priv->is_paged_buf && !fw_priv->data)
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 
+out:
 	device_del(f_dev);
 err_put_dev:
 	put_device(f_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
index 63bd29fdcb9c..36bdb413c998 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
@@ -117,8 +117,12 @@ static inline void __fw_state_set(struct fw_priv *fw_priv,
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(fw_st->status, status);
 
-	if (status == FW_STATUS_DONE || status == FW_STATUS_ABORTED)
+	if (status == FW_STATUS_DONE || status == FW_STATUS_ABORTED) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
+		list_del_init(&fw_priv->pending_list);
+#endif
 		complete_all(&fw_st->completion);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void fw_state_aborted(struct fw_priv *fw_priv)
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index 4fdb8219cd08..68c549d71230 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -783,8 +783,10 @@ static void fw_abort_batch_reqs(struct firmware *fw)
 		return;
 
 	fw_priv = fw->priv;
+	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
 	if (!fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv))
 		fw_state_aborted(fw_priv);
+	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
 }
 
 /* called from request_firmware() and request_firmware_work_func() */
-- 
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Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] firmware_loader: fix use-after-free in firmware_fallback_sysfs

From: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2021-07-26 17:28:51

On 7/24/21 6:11 AM, Anirudh Rayabharam wrote:
quoted hunk
This use-after-free happens when a fw_priv object has been freed but
hasn't been removed from the pending list (pending_fw_head). The next
time fw_load_sysfs_fallback tries to insert into the list, it ends up
accessing the pending_list member of the previoiusly freed fw_priv.

The root cause here is that all code paths that abort the fw load
don't delete it from the pending list. For example:

	_request_firmware()
	  -> fw_abort_batch_reqs()
	      -> fw_state_aborted()

To fix this, delete the fw_priv from the list in __fw_set_state() if
the new state is DONE or ABORTED. This way, all aborts will remove
the fw_priv from the list. Accordingly, remove calls to list_del_init
that were being made before calling fw_state_(aborted|done).

Also, in fw_load_sysfs_fallback, don't add the fw_priv to the pending
list if it is already aborted. Instead, just jump out and return early.

Fixes: bcfbd3523f3c ("firmware: fix a double abort case with fw_load_sysfs_fallback")
Reported-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
---
  drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c | 10 +++++++---
  drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h |  6 +++++-
  drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c     |  2 ++
  3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
index 1a48be0a030e..5d9f372fc9e7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
@@ -91,10 +91,9 @@ static void __fw_load_abort(struct fw_priv *fw_priv)
  	 * There is a small window in which user can write to 'loading'
  	 * between loading done and disappearance of 'loading'
  	 */
Update the comment to "between loading done/abort"

Rest looks good to me.
quoted hunk
-	if (fw_sysfs_done(fw_priv))
+	if (fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv) || fw_sysfs_done(fw_priv))
  		return;
  
-	list_del_init(&fw_priv->pending_list);
  	fw_state_aborted(fw_priv);
  }
  
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ static ssize_t firmware_loading_store(struct device *dev,
  			 * Same logic as fw_load_abort, only the DONE bit
  			 * is ignored and we set ABORT only on failure.
  			 */
-			list_del_init(&fw_priv->pending_list);
  			if (rc) {
  				fw_state_aborted(fw_priv);
  				written = rc;
@@ -513,6 +511,11 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs, long timeout)
  	}
  
  	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
+	if (fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
+		retval = -EINTR;
+		goto out;
+	}
  	list_add(&fw_priv->pending_list, &pending_fw_head);
  	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
  
@@ -538,6 +541,7 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs, long timeout)
  	} else if (fw_priv->is_paged_buf && !fw_priv->data)
  		retval = -ENOMEM;
  
+out:
  	device_del(f_dev);
  err_put_dev:
  	put_device(f_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
index 63bd29fdcb9c..36bdb413c998 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
@@ -117,8 +117,12 @@ static inline void __fw_state_set(struct fw_priv *fw_priv,
  
  	WRITE_ONCE(fw_st->status, status);
  
-	if (status == FW_STATUS_DONE || status == FW_STATUS_ABORTED)
+	if (status == FW_STATUS_DONE || status == FW_STATUS_ABORTED) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
Might be helpful to add a comment that this covers all abort/done
paths
quoted hunk
+		list_del_init(&fw_priv->pending_list);
+#endif
  		complete_all(&fw_st->completion);
+	}
  }
  
  static inline void fw_state_aborted(struct fw_priv *fw_priv)
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index 4fdb8219cd08..68c549d71230 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -783,8 +783,10 @@ static void fw_abort_batch_reqs(struct firmware *fw)
  		return;
  
  	fw_priv = fw->priv;
+	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
  	if (!fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv))
  		fw_state_aborted(fw_priv);
+	mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
  }
  
  /* called from request_firmware() and request_firmware_work_func() */
thanks,
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Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] firmware_loader: fix use-after-free in firmware_fallback_sysfs

From: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-07-26 18:27:29

On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 05:41:34PM +0530, Anirudh Rayabharam wrote:
This use-after-free happens when a fw_priv object has been freed but
hasn't been removed from the pending list (pending_fw_head). The next
time fw_load_sysfs_fallback tries to insert into the list, it ends up
accessing the pending_list member of the previoiusly freed fw_priv.

The root cause here is that all code paths that abort the fw load
don't delete it from the pending list. For example:

	_request_firmware()
	  -> fw_abort_batch_reqs()
	      -> fw_state_aborted()

To fix this, delete the fw_priv from the list in __fw_set_state() if
the new state is DONE or ABORTED. This way, all aborts will remove
the fw_priv from the list. Accordingly, remove calls to list_del_init
that were being made before calling fw_state_(aborted|done).

Also, in fw_load_sysfs_fallback, don't add the fw_priv to the pending
list if it is already aborted. Instead, just jump out and return early.

Fixes: bcfbd3523f3c ("firmware: fix a double abort case with fw_load_sysfs_fallback")
Reported-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Curious, how do you get syzbot to test this, I mean your custom tree?
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
With the changes Shua requested being made:

Acked-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>

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Re: [PATCH v7 2/2] firmware_loader: fix use-after-free in firmware_fallback_sysfs

From: Anirudh Rayabharam <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-27 12:57:26

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:27:21AM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 05:41:34PM +0530, Anirudh Rayabharam wrote:
quoted
This use-after-free happens when a fw_priv object has been freed but
hasn't been removed from the pending list (pending_fw_head). The next
time fw_load_sysfs_fallback tries to insert into the list, it ends up
accessing the pending_list member of the previoiusly freed fw_priv.

The root cause here is that all code paths that abort the fw load
don't delete it from the pending list. For example:

	_request_firmware()
	  -> fw_abort_batch_reqs()
	      -> fw_state_aborted()

To fix this, delete the fw_priv from the list in __fw_set_state() if
the new state is DONE or ABORTED. This way, all aborts will remove
the fw_priv from the list. Accordingly, remove calls to list_del_init
that were being made before calling fw_state_(aborted|done).

Also, in fw_load_sysfs_fallback, don't add the fw_priv to the pending
list if it is already aborted. Instead, just jump out and return early.

Fixes: bcfbd3523f3c ("firmware: fix a double abort case with fw_load_sysfs_fallback")
Reported-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+de271708674e2093097b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Curious, how do you get syzbot to test this, I mean your custom tree?
Don't need a custom tree. You can send syzbot the git url of an existing
tree (such as linux-next or Linus' tree) and a patch to apply on that
tree before testing. This is documented here:

https://github.com/google/syzkaller/blob/master/docs/syzbot.md#testing-patches

Of course, using a custom tree is also possible.
quoted
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
With the changes Shua requested being made:
I'll implement Shua's suggestions and send a new version.

Thanks!

	- Anirudh.
Acked-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>

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[PATCH v7 1/2] firmware_loader: use -ETIMEDOUT instead of -EAGAIN in fw_load_sysfs_fallback

From: Anirudh Rayabharam <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-24 12:12:28

The only motivation for using -EAGAIN in commit 0542ad88fbdd81bb
("firmware loader: Fix _request_firmware_load() return val for fw load
abort") was to distinguish the error from -ENOMEM, and so there is no
real reason in keeping it. -EAGAIN is typically used to tell the
userspace to try something again and in this case re-using the sysfs
loading interface cannot be retried when a timeout happens, so the
return value is also bogus.

-ETIMEDOUT is received when the wait times out and returning that
is much more telling of what the reason for the failure was. So, just
propagate that instead of returning -EAGAIN.

Suggested-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
---
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
index 91899d185e31..1a48be0a030e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
@@ -535,8 +535,6 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs, long timeout)
 	if (fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv)) {
 		if (retval == -ERESTARTSYS)
 			retval = -EINTR;
-		else
-			retval = -EAGAIN;
 	} else if (fw_priv->is_paged_buf && !fw_priv->data)
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 
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Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] firmware_loader: use -ETIMEDOUT instead of -EAGAIN in fw_load_sysfs_fallback

From: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2021-07-26 17:24:05

On 7/24/21 6:11 AM, Anirudh Rayabharam wrote:
quoted hunk
The only motivation for using -EAGAIN in commit 0542ad88fbdd81bb
("firmware loader: Fix _request_firmware_load() return val for fw load
abort") was to distinguish the error from -ENOMEM, and so there is no
real reason in keeping it. -EAGAIN is typically used to tell the
userspace to try something again and in this case re-using the sysfs
loading interface cannot be retried when a timeout happens, so the
return value is also bogus.

-ETIMEDOUT is received when the wait times out and returning that
is much more telling of what the reason for the failure was. So, just
propagate that instead of returning -EAGAIN.

Suggested-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
---
  drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c | 2 --
  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
index 91899d185e31..1a48be0a030e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
@@ -535,8 +535,6 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs, long timeout)
  	if (fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv)) {
  		if (retval == -ERESTARTSYS)
  			retval = -EINTR;
-		else
-			retval = -EAGAIN;
  	} else if (fw_priv->is_paged_buf && !fw_priv->data)
  		retval = -ENOMEM;
  
Reviewed-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>

thanks,
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Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] firmware_loader: use -ETIMEDOUT instead of -EAGAIN in fw_load_sysfs_fallback

From: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-07-26 18:07:57

On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 05:41:33PM +0530, Anirudh Rayabharam wrote:
The only motivation for using -EAGAIN in commit 0542ad88fbdd81bb
("firmware loader: Fix _request_firmware_load() return val for fw load
abort") was to distinguish the error from -ENOMEM, and so there is no
real reason in keeping it. -EAGAIN is typically used to tell the
userspace to try something again and in this case re-using the sysfs
loading interface cannot be retried when a timeout happens, so the
return value is also bogus.

-ETIMEDOUT is received when the wait times out and returning that
is much more telling of what the reason for the failure was. So, just
propagate that instead of returning -EAGAIN.

Suggested-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Anirudh Rayabharam <redacted>
Acked-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>

Beautiful.

As you see, without any of this documented in a commit log, the change
would have been very obscure. Now we cleary document a userspace
changing return value clearly.

Thanks!

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