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[PATCH net v3 2/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU

Michal Luczaj posted 3 patches 7 months, 1 week ago
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[PATCH net v3 2/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU
Posted by Michal Luczaj 7 months, 1 week 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")
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
---
 net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 39473b9e0829f240045262aef00cbae82a425dcc..9b2af5c63f7c2ae575c160415bd77208a3980835 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 err;
 	}
 
 	if (vsk->transport) {
-		if (vsk->transport == new_transport)
-			return 0;
+		if (vsk->transport == new_transport) {
+			ret = 0;
+			goto err;
+		}
 
 		/* transport->release() must be called with sock lock acquired.
 		 * This path can only be taken during vsock_connect(), where we
@@ -508,8 +515,16 @@ 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 err;
+	}
+
+	/* It's safe to release the mutex after a successful try_module_get().
+	 * Whichever transport `new_transport` points at, it won't go await
+	 * until the last module_put() below or in vsock_deassign_transport().
+	 */
+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
 
 	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
 		if (!new_transport->seqpacket_allow ||
@@ -528,6 +543,9 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
 	vsk->transport = new_transport;
 
 	return 0;
+err:
+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_assign_transport);
 

-- 
2.49.0
Re: [PATCH net v3 2/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU
Posted by Stefano Garzarella 7 months, 1 week ago 
On Wed, Jul 02, 2025 at 03:38:44PM +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")
>Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
>Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
>---
> net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>index 39473b9e0829f240045262aef00cbae82a425dcc..9b2af5c63f7c2ae575c160415bd77208a3980835 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 err;
> 	}
>
> 	if (vsk->transport) {
>-		if (vsk->transport == new_transport)
>-			return 0;
>+		if (vsk->transport == new_transport) {
>+			ret = 0;
>+			goto err;
>+		}
>
> 		/* transport->release() must be called with sock lock acquired.
> 		 * This path can only be taken during vsock_connect(), where we
>@@ -508,8 +515,16 @@ 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 err;
>+	}
>+
>+	/* It's safe to release the mutex after a successful try_module_get().
>+	 * Whichever transport `new_transport` points at, it won't go await

Little typo, s/await/away

Up to you to resend or not. My R-b stay for both cases.

Thanks,
Stefano

>+	 * until the last module_put() below or in vsock_deassign_transport().
>+	 */
>+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
>
> 	if (sk->sk_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
> 		if (!new_transport->seqpacket_allow ||
>@@ -528,6 +543,9 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
> 	vsk->transport = new_transport;
>
> 	return 0;
>+err:
>+	mutex_unlock(&vsock_register_mutex);
>+	return ret;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vsock_assign_transport);
>
>
>-- 
>2.49.0
>
Re: [PATCH net v3 2/3] vsock: Fix transport_* TOCTOU
Posted by Michal Luczaj 7 months, 1 week ago 
On 7/3/25 10:20, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 02, 2025 at 03:38:44PM +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")
>> Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
>> ---
>> net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
>> index 39473b9e0829f240045262aef00cbae82a425dcc..9b2af5c63f7c2ae575c160415bd77208a3980835 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 err;
>> 	}
>>
>> 	if (vsk->transport) {
>> -		if (vsk->transport == new_transport)
>> -			return 0;
>> +		if (vsk->transport == new_transport) {
>> +			ret = 0;
>> +			goto err;
>> +		}
>>
>> 		/* transport->release() must be called with sock lock acquired.
>> 		 * This path can only be taken during vsock_connect(), where we
>> @@ -508,8 +515,16 @@ 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 err;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	/* It's safe to release the mutex after a successful try_module_get().
>> +	 * Whichever transport `new_transport` points at, it won't go await
> 
> Little typo, s/await/away
> 
> Up to you to resend or not. My R-b stay for both cases.

Arrgh, thanks. I'll fix it.

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