Re: [PATCH v3] usb: gadget: configfs: Fix KASAN use-after-free

Started by Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo on Feb 22, 2021

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On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 12:29:09PM +0200, Felipe Balbi wrote:
Hi,

Jim Lin [off-list ref] writes:
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When gadget is disconnected, running sequence is like this.
. composite_disconnect
. Call trace:
  usb_string_copy+0xd0/0x128
  gadget_config_name_configuration_store+0x4
  gadget_config_name_attr_store+0x40/0x50
  configfs_write_file+0x198/0x1f4
  vfs_write+0x100/0x220
  SyS_write+0x58/0xa8
. configfs_composite_unbind
. configfs_composite_bind

In configfs_composite_bind, it has
"cn->strings.s = cn->configuration;"

When usb_string_copy is invoked. it would
allocate memory, copy input string, release previous pointed memory space,
and use new allocated memory.

When gadget is connected, host sends down request to get information.
Call trace:
  usb_gadget_get_string+0xec/0x168
  lookup_string+0x64/0x98
  composite_setup+0xa34/0x1ee8

If gadget is disconnected and connected quickly, in the failed case,
cn->configuration memory has been released by usb_string_copy kfree but
configfs_composite_bind hasn't been run in time to assign new allocated
"cn->configuration" pointer to "cn->strings.s".

When "strlen(s->s) of usb_gadget_get_string is being executed, the dangling
memory is accessed, "BUG: KASAN: use-after-free" error occurs.

Signed-off-by: Jim Lin <redacted>
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Changes in v2:
Changes in v3:
 Change commit description
well, I need to be sure you tested this with Linus' tree. The reason I'm
asking is because this could be a bug caused by Android changes. From
your previous patch, the problem started with android_setup().

Please test with v4.10-rc4 and any configfs-based gadget.

-- 
balbi
I tested this with dummy_hcd on top of a 5.8 kernel and I got lsusb to respond
with an error instead of the right manufacturer string, after overwriting such
a string after binding.

With the patch applied, after the string is overwritten, lsusb will show the
updated string.

Because of commit 81c7462883b0cc0a4eeef0687f80ad5b5baee5f6 ("USB: replace
hardcode maximum usb string length by definition"), the patch will need a
fixup. Should I send a v2 with my sign-off?

Thanks.
Cascardo.
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