Re: [PATCH 1/3] kprobes: Fixed probe nodes not correctly removed when forcibly unoptimized

From: Google
Date: Wed Feb 15 2023 - 09:56:08 EST


Hi Yang,

Thanks for reporting, but maybe this is a part of following fix.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/167448024501.3253718.13037333683110512967.stgit@devnote3/

Can you confirm that fixes the same issue?

Thank you,

On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:54:28 +0800
Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When unoptimize_kprobe forcibly unoptimize the kprobe, simply queue it in
> the freeing_list, and do_free_cleaned_kprobes directly reclaims the kprobe
> if unoptimizing_list is empty (see do_unoptimize_kprobes), which may cause
> WARN or UAF problems.
>
> The specific scenarios are as follows:
>
> Thread1
> arm_kprobe(p)
> mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex)
> __arm_kprobe(kp)
> p = get_optimized_kprobe(p->addr)
> if (unlikely(_p))
> unoptimize_kprobe(_p, true) // now _p is queued in freeing_list
> mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex)
>
> Thread2
> kprobe_optimizer
> mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex)
> do_unoptimize_kprobes
> if (list_empty(&unoptimizing_list))
> return; // here directly returned and does not process freeing_list.
> ...
> do_free_cleaned_kprobes
> foreach op in freeing_list:
> WARN_ON_ONCE(!kprobe_unused(&op->kp)) // WANR will be triggered here.
> free_aggr_kprobe((&op->kp) // Delete op->kp directly, if access hash
> // list later, UAF problem will be triggered.
> mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex)
>
> The freeing_list needs to be processed in do_unoptimize_kprobes regardless
> of whether unoptimizing_list is empty.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/kprobes.c | 5 ++---
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
> index 1c18ecf9f98b..0730e595f4c1 100644
> --- a/kernel/kprobes.c
> +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
> @@ -556,10 +556,9 @@ static void do_unoptimize_kprobes(void)
> lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
>
> /* Unoptimization must be done anytime */
> - if (list_empty(&unoptimizing_list))
> - return;
> + if (!list_empty(&unoptimizing_list))
> + arch_unoptimize_kprobes(&unoptimizing_list, &freeing_list);
>
> - arch_unoptimize_kprobes(&unoptimizing_list, &freeing_list);
> /* Loop on 'freeing_list' for disarming */
> list_for_each_entry_safe(op, tmp, &freeing_list, list) {
> /* Switching from detour code to origin */
> --
> 2.30.GIT
>


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