[v1] vsock: Fix transport_{h2g,g2h,dgram,local} TOCTOU issues

[PATCH net 3/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU

Posted by Michal Luczaj 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Transport assignment may race with module unload. Protect new_transport
from becoming a stale pointer.

This also takes care of an insecure call in vsock_use_local_transport();
add a lockdep assert.

BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffbfff8056000
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN
RIP: 0010:vsock_assign_transport+0x366/0x600
Call Trace:
 vsock_connect+0x59c/0xc40
 __sys_connect+0xe8/0x100
 __x64_sys_connect+0x6e/0xc0
 do_syscall_64+0x92/0x1c0
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53

Fixes: c0cfa2d8a788 ("vsock: add multi-transports support")
Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
---
 net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 337540efc237c8bc482a6730948fc773c00854f1..133d7c8d2231e5c2e5e6a697de3b104fe05d8020 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_enqueue_accept);
 
 static bool vsock_use_local_transport(unsigned int remote_cid)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&vsock_register_mutex);
+
 	if (!transport_local)
 		return false;
 
@@ -464,6 +466,8 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 
 	remote_flags = vsk->remote_addr.svm_flags;
 
+	mutex_lock(&vsock_register_mutex);
+
 	switch (sk->sk_type) {
 	case SOCK_DGRAM:
 		new_transport = transport_dgram;
@@ -479,12 +483,15 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 			new_transport = transport_h2g;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
+		ret = -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	if (vsk->transport) {
-		if (vsk->transport == new_transport)
-			return 0;
+		if (vsk->transport == new_transport) {
+			ret = 0;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
 
 		/* transport->release() must be called with sock lock acquired.
 		 * This path can only be taken during vsock_connect(), where we
@@ -508,8 +515,12 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 	/* We increase the module refcnt to prevent the transport unloading
 	 * while there are open sockets assigned to it.
 	 */
-	if (!new_transport || !try_module_get(new_transport->module))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!new_transport || !try_module_get(new_transport->module)) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
 
 	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
 		if (!new_transport->seqpacket_allow ||
@@ -528,6 +539,9 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 	vsk->transport = new_transport;
 
 	return 0;
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_assign_transport);
 

-- 
2.49.0

Re: [PATCH net 3/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU

Posted by Stefano Garzarella 3 months, 3 weeks ago

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 02:34:02PM +0200, Michal Luczaj wrote:
>Transport assignment may race with module unload. Protect new_transport
>from becoming a stale pointer.
>
>This also takes care of an insecure call in vsock_use_local_transport();
>add a lockdep assert.
>
>BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: fffffbfff8056000
>Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN
>RIP: 0010:vsock_assign_transport+0x366/0x600
>Call Trace:
> vsock_connect+0x59c/0xc40
> __sys_connect+0xe8/0x100
> __x64_sys_connect+0x6e/0xc0
> do_syscall_64+0x92/0x1c0
> entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53
>
>Fixes: c0cfa2d8a788 ("vsock: add multi-transports support")
>Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
>---
> net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>index 337540efc237c8bc482a6730948fc773c00854f1..133d7c8d2231e5c2e5e6a697de3b104fe05d8020 100644
>--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_enqueue_accept);
>
> static bool vsock_use_local_transport(unsigned int remote_cid)
> {
>+	lockdep_assert_held(&vsock_register_mutex);
>+
> 	if (!transport_local)
> 		return false;
>
>@@ -464,6 +466,8 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
>
> 	remote_flags = vsk->remote_addr.svm_flags;
>
>+	mutex_lock(&vsock_register_mutex);
>+
> 	switch (sk->sk_type) {
> 	case SOCK_DGRAM:
> 		new_transport = transport_dgram;
>@@ -479,12 +483,15 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
> 			new_transport = transport_h2g;
> 		break;
> 	default:
>-		return -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
>+		ret = -ESOCKTNOSUPPORT;
>+		goto unlock;
> 	}
>
> 	if (vsk->transport) {
>-		if (vsk->transport == new_transport)
>-			return 0;
>+		if (vsk->transport == new_transport) {
>+			ret = 0;
>+			goto unlock;
>+		}
>
> 		/* transport->release() must be called with sock lock acquired.
> 		 * This path can only be taken during vsock_connect(), where we
>@@ -508,8 +515,12 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
> 	/* We increase the module refcnt to prevent the transport unloading
> 	 * while there are open sockets assigned to it.
> 	 */
>-	if (!new_transport || !try_module_get(new_transport->module))
>-		return -ENODEV;
>+	if (!new_transport || !try_module_get(new_transport->module)) {
>+		ret = -ENODEV;
>+		goto unlock;
>+	}
>+

I'd add a comment here to explain that we can release it since we
successfully increased the `new_transport` refcnt.

>+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
>
> 	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
> 		if (!new_transport->seqpacket_allow ||
>@@ -528,6 +539,9 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
> 	vsk->transport = new_transport;
>
> 	return 0;
>+unlock:

I'd call it `err:` so it's clear is the error path.

Thanks,
Stefano

>+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
>+	return ret;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_assign_transport);
>
>
>-- 
>2.49.0
>

Re: [PATCH net 3/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU

Posted by Michal Luczaj 3 months, 2 weeks ago

On 6/20/25 10:37, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
>> -	if (!new_transport || !try_module_get(new_transport->module))
>> -		return -ENODEV;
>> +	if (!new_transport || !try_module_get(new_transport->module)) {
>> +		ret = -ENODEV;
>> +		goto unlock;
>> +	}
>> +
> 
> I'd add a comment here to explain that we can release it since we
> successfully increased the `new_transport` refcnt.

Sure, will do.

>> +	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
>>
>> 	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
>> 		if (!new_transport->seqpacket_allow ||
>> @@ -528,6 +539,9 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
>> 	vsk->transport = new_transport;
>>
>> 	return 0;
>> +unlock:
> 
> I'd call it `err:` so it's clear is the error path.

Right, that makes sense.

Thanks!
Michal