tls: fix missing memory barrier in tls_init
authorDae R. Jeong <threeearcat@gmail.com>
Tue, 21 May 2024 10:34:38 +0000 (19:34 +0900)
committerPaolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Thu, 23 May 2024 10:03:26 +0000 (12:03 +0200)
In tls_init(), a write memory barrier is missing, and store-store
reordering may cause NULL dereference in tls_{setsockopt,getsockopt}.

CPU0                               CPU1
-----                              -----
// In tls_init()
// In tls_ctx_create()
ctx = kzalloc()
ctx->sk_proto = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot) -(1)

// In update_sk_prot()
WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_prot, tls_prots)     -(2)

                                   // In sock_common_setsockopt()
                                   READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot)->setsockopt()

                                   // In tls_{setsockopt,getsockopt}()
                                   ctx->sk_proto->setsockopt()    -(3)

In the above scenario, when (1) and (2) are reordered, (3) can observe
the NULL value of ctx->sk_proto, causing NULL dereference.

To fix it, we rely on rcu_assign_pointer() which implies the release
barrier semantic. By moving rcu_assign_pointer() after ctx->sk_proto is
initialized, we can ensure that ctx->sk_proto are visible when
changing sk->sk_prot.

Fixes: d5bee7374b68 ("net/tls: Annotate access to sk_prot with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE")
Signed-off-by: Yewon Choi <woni9911@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Dae R. Jeong <threeearcat@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/ZU4OJG56g2V9z_H7@dragonet/T/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/Zkx4vjSFp0mfpjQ2@libra05
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
net/tls/tls_main.c

index b4674f03d71a9fb9a5526555d7aca9b9cc5e665c..90b7f253d36323ed71748a819d69ce7047e7488b 100644 (file)
@@ -816,9 +816,17 @@ struct tls_context *tls_ctx_create(struct sock *sk)
                return NULL;
 
        mutex_init(&ctx->tx_lock);
-       rcu_assign_pointer(icsk->icsk_ulp_data, ctx);
        ctx->sk_proto = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot);
        ctx->sk = sk;
+       /* Release semantic of rcu_assign_pointer() ensures that
+        * ctx->sk_proto is visible before changing sk->sk_prot in
+        * update_sk_prot(), and prevents reading uninitialized value in
+        * tls_{getsockopt, setsockopt}. Note that we do not need a
+        * read barrier in tls_{getsockopt,setsockopt} as there is an
+        * address dependency between sk->sk_proto->{getsockopt,setsockopt}
+        * and ctx->sk_proto.
+        */
+       rcu_assign_pointer(icsk->icsk_ulp_data, ctx);
        return ctx;
 }