[PATCH v2] rbtree: fix the red root

From: Qian Cai
Date: Fri Jan 11 2019 - 15:59:14 EST


A GPF was reported,

kasan: CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE enabled
kasan: GPF could be caused by NULL-ptr deref or user memory access
general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN
kasan_die_handler.cold.22+0x11/0x31
notifier_call_chain+0x17b/0x390
atomic_notifier_call_chain+0xa7/0x1b0
notify_die+0x1be/0x2e0
do_general_protection+0x13e/0x330
general_protection+0x1e/0x30
rb_insert_color+0x189/0x1480
create_object+0x785/0xca0
kmemleak_alloc+0x2f/0x50
kmem_cache_alloc+0x1b9/0x3c0
getname_flags+0xdb/0x5d0
getname+0x1e/0x20
do_sys_open+0x3a1/0x7d0
__x64_sys_open+0x7e/0xc0
do_syscall_64+0x1b3/0x820
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe

It turned out,

gparent = rb_red_parent(parent);
tmp = gparent->rb_right; <-- GPF was triggered here.

Apparently, "gparent" is NULL which indicates "parent" is rbtree's root
which is red. Otherwise, it will be treated properly a few lines above.

/*
* If there is a black parent, we are done.
* Otherwise, take some corrective action as,
* per 4), we don't want a red root or two
* consecutive red nodes.
*/
if(rb_is_black(parent))
break;

Hence, it violates the rule #1 (the root can't be red) and need a fix
up, and also add a regression test for it. This looks like was
introduced by 6d58452dc06 where it no longer always paint the root as
black.

Fixes: 6d58452dc06 (rbtree: adjust root color in rb_insert_color() only
when necessary)
Reported-by: Esme <esploit@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Joey Pabalinas <joeypabalinas@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Qian Cai <cai@xxxxxx>
---

v2: add a regression test.

lib/rbtree.c | 7 +++++++
lib/rbtree_test.c | 11 +++++++++++
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/rbtree.c b/lib/rbtree.c
index d3ff682fd4b8..acc969ad8de9 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ __rb_insert(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
break;

gparent = rb_red_parent(parent);
+ if (unlikely(!gparent)) {
+ /*
+ * The root is red so correct it.
+ */
+ rb_set_parent_color(parent, NULL, RB_BLACK);
+ break;
+ }

tmp = gparent->rb_right;
if (parent != tmp) { /* parent == gparent->rb_left */
diff --git a/lib/rbtree_test.c b/lib/rbtree_test.c
index b7055b2a07d3..afad0213a117 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree_test.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree_test.c
@@ -345,6 +345,17 @@ static int __init rbtree_test_init(void)
check(0);
}

+ /*
+ * a little regression test to catch a bug may be introduced by
+ * 6d58452dc06 (rbtree: adjust root color in rb_insert_color() only when
+ * necessary)
+ */
+ insert(nodes, &root);
+ nodes->rb.__rb_parent_color = RB_RED;
+ insert(nodes + 1, &root);
+ erase(nodes + 1, &root);
+ erase(nodes, &root);
+
printk(KERN_ALERT "augmented rbtree testing");

init();
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