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[PATCH] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size

Nikita Kiryushin posted 1 patch 1 year, 10 months ago
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kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
[PATCH] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Nikita Kiryushin 1 year, 10 months ago 
There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
possible.

Update used buffer size for maximum needed size for
current format string.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>
---
 kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 147b5945d67a..13ac514489c0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread(void)
 #if !defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU)
 void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
 {
-	char buf[64];
+	char buf[87];
 
 	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
 		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
-- 
2.34.1
Re: [PATCH] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Steven Rostedt 1 year, 10 months ago 
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:48:39 +0300
Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru> wrote:

> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> index 147b5945d67a..13ac514489c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> @@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread(void)
>  #if !defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU)
>  void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
>  {
> -	char buf[64];
> +	char buf[87];

Why 87? as it's not even word size, and this is on the stack.

>  
>  	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",

Better yet, why not just use snprintf()?

	snprintf(buf, 64, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",

-- Steve

>  		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
> --
Re: [PATCH] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Nikita Kiryushin 1 year, 10 months ago 

On 3/26/24 22:22, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> Why 87? as it's not even word size, and this is on the stack.
>
Got 87 as maximal used buffer length (result of
sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
         (unsigned long int) -1,
         (unsigned long int) -1,
         (unsigned long int) -1,
         (unsigned long int) -1);
+1 for terminator.

Is word-size alignment a thing in this case? I thought that char buffers
are ok to be aligned by 1?
> Better yet, why not just use snprintf()?
>
Seems like a better idea indeed, as if fixes overflows for unpractical cases,
without added overhead to common cases. The only concern is possible truncation
of data, that may break some automation (if output is parsed by someone,
without accounting on it being cut, who knows). But again, it is for pretty unpractical
values.

Will make a v2 patch with snprintf() with buffer length.

Genuinely look forward to being educated about aspects of aligning array sizes, as
I do not really understand the limitations.

Thanks!
Re: [PATCH] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Steven Rostedt 1 year, 10 months ago 
On Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:55:29 +0300
Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru> wrote:

> On 3/26/24 22:22, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > Why 87? as it's not even word size, and this is on the stack.
> >  
> Got 87 as maximal used buffer length (result of
> sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
>          (unsigned long int) -1,
>          (unsigned long int) -1,
>          (unsigned long int) -1,
>          (unsigned long int) -1);
> +1 for terminator.
> 
> Is word-size alignment a thing in this case? I thought that char buffers
> are ok to be aligned by 1?

Because it's on the stack, which will likely reserve data in word size.

Thus, buf[87] reserves as much data on the stack as buf[88].


> > Better yet, why not just use snprintf()?
> >  
> Seems like a better idea indeed, as if fixes overflows for unpractical cases,
> without added overhead to common cases. The only concern is possible truncation
> of data, that may break some automation (if output is parsed by someone,
> without accounting on it being cut, who knows). But again, it is for pretty unpractical
> values.
> 
> Will make a v2 patch with snprintf() with buffer length.
> 
> Genuinely look forward to being educated about aspects of aligning array sizes, as
> I do not really understand the limitations.

It's because it's on the stack, but it's always good to align. For
instance, kmalloc() will allocate things in 32 byte chunks.

-- Steve
[PATCH v2] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Nikita Kiryushin 1 year, 10 months ago 
There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
possible.

Use snprintf() with buffer size instead of sprintf().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>
---
v2: Use snprintf() as
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested.
 kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 147b5945d67a..963ecae3c8e6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
 {
 	char buf[64];
 
-	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
+	snprintf(buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf), "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
 		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
 		data_race(n_heavy_reader_ofl_updates),
 		data_race(n_heavy_reader_updates),
-- 
2.34.1
Re: [PATCH v2] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Steven Rostedt 1 year, 10 months ago 
On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:36:56 +0300
Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru> wrote:

> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> index 147b5945d67a..963ecae3c8e6 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> @@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
>  {
>  	char buf[64];
>  
> -	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
> +	snprintf(buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf), "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",

Nit, but I would have used sizeof(buf) instead of ARRAY_SIZE(buf) as that's
more common practice for this type of code.

[ do a: git grep 'sizeof(buf)' ]

-- Steve

>  		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
>  		data_race(n_heavy_reader_ofl_updates),
>  		data_race(n_heavy_reader_updates),
[PATCH v4] rcu-tasks: Fix show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer overflow
Posted by Nikita Kiryushin 1 year, 10 months ago 
There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
possible.

Use snprintf() with buffer size instead of sprintf().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>
---
v4: Change ARRAY_SIZE to sizeof() as more idiomatic
as Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested
v3: Fixed commit message
v2: Use snprintf() as
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested.
 kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 147b5945d67a..2a453de9f3d9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
 {
 	char buf[64];
 
-	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
 		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
 		data_race(n_heavy_reader_ofl_updates),
 		data_race(n_heavy_reader_updates),
-- 
2.34.1
Re: [PATCH v4] rcu-tasks: Fix show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer overflow
Posted by Steven Rostedt 1 year, 10 months ago 
On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:47:47 +0300
Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru> wrote:

> There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
> show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
> to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
> are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
> possible.
> 
> Use snprintf() with buffer size instead of sprintf().
> 

Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>

-- Steve

> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
> Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>
> ---
> v4: Change ARRAY_SIZE to sizeof() as more idiomatic
> as Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested
> v3: Fixed commit message
> v2: Use snprintf() as
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested.
>  kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> index 147b5945d67a..2a453de9f3d9 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> @@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
>  {
>  	char buf[64];
>  
> -	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
> +	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
>  		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
>  		data_race(n_heavy_reader_ofl_updates),
>  		data_race(n_heavy_reader_updates),
Re: [PATCH v4] rcu-tasks: Fix show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer overflow
Posted by Paul E. McKenney 1 year, 10 months ago 
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 01:52:46PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:47:47 +0300
> Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru> wrote:
> 
> > There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
> > show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
> > to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
> > are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
> > possible.
> > 
> > Use snprintf() with buffer size instead of sprintf().
> > 
> 
> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>

Queued and pushed, thank you both!

							Thanx, Paul

> -- Steve
> 
> > Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> > 
> > Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
> > Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>
> > ---
> > v4: Change ARRAY_SIZE to sizeof() as more idiomatic
> > as Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested
> > v3: Fixed commit message
> > v2: Use snprintf() as
> > Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested.
> >  kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> > index 147b5945d67a..2a453de9f3d9 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> > @@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
> >  {
> >  	char buf[64];
> >  
> > -	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
> > +	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
> >  		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
> >  		data_race(n_heavy_reader_ofl_updates),
> >  		data_race(n_heavy_reader_updates),
>
[PATCH v3] rcu-tasks: Fix show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer overflow
Posted by Nikita Kiryushin 1 year, 10 months ago 
There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
possible.

Use snprintf() with buffer size instead of sprintf().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>
---
v3: Fixed commit message
v2: Use snprintf() as
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> suggested.
 kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 147b5945d67a..963ecae3c8e6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
 {
 	char buf[64];
 
-	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
+	snprintf(buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf), "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
 		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
 		data_race(n_heavy_reader_ofl_updates),
 		data_race(n_heavy_reader_updates),
-- 
2.34.1
Re: [PATCH] rcu-tasks: Update show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread buffer size
Posted by Paul E. McKenney 1 year, 10 months ago 
On Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 08:48:39PM +0300, Nikita Kiryushin wrote:
> There is a possibility of buffer overflow in
> show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread() if counters, passed
> to sprintf() are huge. Counter numbers, needed for this
> are unrealistically high, but buffer overflow is still
> possible.
> 
> Update used buffer size for maximum needed size for
> current format string.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Fixes: edf3775f0ad6 ("rcu-tasks: Add count for idle tasks on offline CPUs")
> Signed-off-by: Nikita Kiryushin <kiryushin@ancud.ru>

Good catch!  Applied for testing and further review.

							Thanx, Paul

> ---
>  kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> index 147b5945d67a..13ac514489c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
> @@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ static int __init rcu_spawn_tasks_trace_kthread(void)
>  #if !defined(CONFIG_TINY_RCU)
>  void show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread(void)
>  {
> -	char buf[64];
> +	char buf[87];
>  
>  	sprintf(buf, "N%lu h:%lu/%lu/%lu",
>  		data_race(n_trc_holdouts),
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>

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