RE: [PATCH 4/4] nfc: Avoid endless loops caused by repeated llcp_sock_connect()(Internet mail)

From: kiyin(尹亮)
Date: Wed Mar 03 2021 - 11:41:40 EST


Hi xiaoming,
the path can only fix the endless loop problem. it can't fix the meaningless llcp_sock->service_name problem.
if we set llcp_sock->service_name to meaningless string, the connect will be failed. and sk->sk_state will not be LLCP_CONNECTED. then we can call llcp_sock_connect() many times. that leaks everything: llcp_sock->dev, llcp_sock->local, llcp_sock->ssap, llcp_sock->service_name...

Regards,
kiyin.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xiaoming Ni [mailto:nixiaoming@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:17 PM
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> Subject: [PATCH 4/4] nfc: Avoid endless loops caused by repeated
> llcp_sock_connect()(Internet mail)
>
> When sock_wait_state() returns -EINPROGRESS, "sk->sk_state" is
> LLCP_CONNECTING. In this case, llcp_sock_connect() is repeatedly invoked,
> nfc_llcp_sock_link() will add sk to local->connecting_sockets twice.
> sk->sk_node->next will point to itself, that will make an endless loop and
> hang-up the system.
> To fix it, check whether sk->sk_state is LLCP_CONNECTING in
> llcp_sock_connect() to avoid repeated invoking.
>
> fix CVE-2020-25673
> Fixes: b4011239a08e ("NFC: llcp: Fix non blocking sockets connections")
> Reported-by: "kiyin(尹亮)" <kiyin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/01/1
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> #v3.11
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/nfc/llcp_sock.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c index
> 59172614b249..a3b46f888803 100644
> --- a/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
> +++ b/net/nfc/llcp_sock.c
> @@ -673,6 +673,10 @@ static int llcp_sock_connect(struct socket *sock,
> struct sockaddr *_addr,
> ret = -EISCONN;
> goto error;
> }
> + if (sk->sk_state == LLCP_CONNECTING) {
> + ret = -EINPROGRESS;
> + goto error;
> + }
>
> dev = nfc_get_device(addr->dev_idx);
> if (dev == NULL) {
> --
> 2.27.0
>