Re: [PATCH] binder: fix use-after-free due to fdget() optimization

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Dec 05 2018 - 05:58:25 EST


On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 12:24:57PM -0800, Todd Kjos wrote:
> 44d8047f1d87a ("binder: use standard functions to allocate fds")
> exposed a pre-existing issue in the binder driver.
>
> fdget() is used in ksys_ioctl() as a performance optimization.
> One of the rules associated with fdget() is that ksys_close() must
> not be called between the fdget() and the fdput(). There is a case
> where this requirement is not met in the binder driver (and possibly
> other drivers) which results in the reference count dropping to 0
> when the device is still in use. This can result in use-after-free
> or other issues.
>
> This was observed with the following sequence of events:
>
> Task A and task B are connected via binder; task A has /dev/binder open at
> file descriptor number X. Both tasks are single-threaded.
>
> 1. task B sends a binder message with a file descriptor array
> (BINDER_TYPE_FDA) containing one file descriptor to task A
> 2. task A reads the binder message with the translated file
> descriptor number Y
> 3. task A uses dup2(X, Y) to overwrite file descriptor Y with
> the /dev/binder file
> 4. task A unmaps the userspace binder memory mapping; the reference
> count on task A's /dev/binder is now 2
> 5. task A closes file descriptor X; the reference count on task
> A's /dev/binder is now 1
> 6. task A forks off a child, task C, duplicating the file descriptor
> table; the reference count on task A's /dev/binder is now 2
> 7. task A invokes the BC_FREE_BUFFER command on file descriptor X
> to release the incoming binder message
> 8. fdget() in ksys_ioctl() suppresses the reference count increment,
> since the file descriptor table is not shared
> 9. the BC_FREE_BUFFER handler removes the file descriptor table
> entry for X and decrements the reference count of task A's
> /dev/binder file to 1
> 10.task C calls close(X), which drops the reference count of
> task A's /dev/binder to 0 and frees it
> 11.task A continues processing of the ioctl and accesses some
> property of e.g. the binder_proc => KASAN-detectable UAF
>
> Fixed by using get_file() / fput() in binder_ioctl().
>
> Suggested-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Todd Kjos <tkjos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Martijn Coenen <maco@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Shouldn't this go to 4.20-final? And have a stable@ tag?
And a "Fixes:" tag?

thanks,

greg k-h