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Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb

From: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk>
Date: 2022-05-12 12:50:37
Also in: linux-wireless, lkml

Pavel Skripkin [off-list ref] writes:
Syzbot reported use-after-free Read in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb(). The
problem was in incorrect htc_handle->drv_priv initialization.

Probable call trace which can trigger use-after-free:

ath9k_htc_probe_device()
  /* htc_handle->drv_priv = priv; */
  ath9k_htc_wait_for_target()      <--- Failed
  ieee80211_free_hw()		   <--- priv pointer is freed

<IRQ>
...
ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb()
  ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream()
   RX_STAT_INC()		<--- htc_handle->drv_priv access

In order to not add fancy protection for drv_priv we can move
htc_handle->drv_priv initialization at the end of the
ath9k_htc_probe_device() and add helper macro to make
all *_STAT_* macros NULL save.

Fixes: fb9987d0f748 ("ath9k_htc: Support for AR9271 chipset.")
Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+03110230a11411024147@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+c6dde1f690b60e0b9fbe@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Pavel Skripkin <redacted>
Could you link the original syzbot report in the commit message as well,
please? Also that 'tested-by' implies that syzbot run-tested this? How
does it do that; does it have ath9k_htc hardware?
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
---

Changes since v2:
	- My send-email script forgot, that mailing lists exist.
	  Added back all related lists

Changes since v1:
	- Removed clean-ups and moved them to 2/2

---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h          | 10 +++++-----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
index 6b45e63fae4b..141642e5e00d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
@@ -327,11 +327,11 @@ static inline struct ath9k_htc_tx_ctl *HTC_SKB_CB(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
-
-#define TX_STAT_INC(c) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c++)
-#define TX_STAT_ADD(c, a) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c += a)
-#define RX_STAT_INC(c) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c++)
-#define RX_STAT_ADD(c, a) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c += a)
+#define __STAT_SAVE(expr) (hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv ? (expr) : 0)
+#define TX_STAT_INC(c) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c++)
+#define TX_STAT_ADD(c, a) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.tx_stats.c += a)
+#define RX_STAT_INC(c) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c++)
+#define RX_STAT_ADD(c, a) __STAT_SAVE(hif_dev->htc_handle->drv_priv->debug.skbrx_stats.c += a)
 #define CAB_STAT_INC   priv->debug.tx_stats.cab_queued++
s/SAVE/SAFE/ here and in the next patch (and the commit message).

-Toke
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