Re: [PATCH v2] PCI: switchtec: Fix use-after-free in switchtec_pci_remove due to race condition
Pei Xiao <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-pci,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.stable |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
在 2026/8/6 23:32, Logan Gunthorpe 写道:
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> On 2026-08-05 8:12 p.m., Pei Xiao wrote:
>> In stdev_create, &stdev->mrpc_work is bound with mrpc_event_work, and
>> &stdev->link_event_work is bound with link_event_work. The IRQ handlers
>> switchtec_event_isr and switchtec_dma_mrpc_isr can schedule these works
>> on system_wq (via schedule_work() in the ISRs and via
>> check_link_state_events()).
>>
>> If we remove the device, switchtec_pci_remove makes cleanup and the
>> memory allocated for stdev is released by put_device() ->
>> stdev_release() -> kfree(stdev), while the works mentioned above may
>> still be pending or running. The sequence of operations that may lead
>> to a UAF bug is as follows:
>>
>> CPU0 CPU1
>>
>> | switchtec_event_isr
>> | schedule_work(&stdev->mrpc_work)
>> switchtec_pci_remove |
>> cdev_device_del(&stdev->cdev, |
>> &stdev->dev) |
>> stdev_kill(stdev) |
>> switchtec_exit_pci(stdev) |
>> pci_dev_put(stdev->pdev) |
>> put_device(&stdev->dev) |
>> // stdev_release -> kfree(stdev) |
>> | mrpc_event_work
>> | // use stdev (use-after-free)
>>
>> Fix it by quiescing the interrupt sources before canceling the works:
>> stdev_kill() first clears PCI bus mastering, then explicitly frees both
>> IRQs, so no handler can be running and scheduling new work while the works
>> are canceled.
>>
>> Fixes: 080b47def5e5 ("MicroSemi Switchtec management interface driver")
>> Fixes: 48c302dc8f3a ("NTB: switchtec: Add link event notifier callback")
>> Cc: [email protected]
>> Assisted-by: Codex:deepseek-v4-flash
>> Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> changes in v2:
>> 1.Add explicitly devm_free_irq
>> 2.cacel mrpc_work and link_event_work move to before mrpc_timeout
>> 3.Add event_irq and dma_mrpc_irq in struct stdev
>> 4.Add Cc: [email protected]
>> ---
>> drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
>> include/linux/switchtec.h | 2 ++
>> 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
>> index 5711aaa5df11..235ca1877b6c 100644
>> --- a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
>> +++ b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
>> @@ -1318,6 +1318,13 @@ static void stdev_kill(struct switchtec_dev *stdev)
>>
>> pci_clear_master(stdev->pdev);
>>
>> + if (stdev->event_irq >= 0)
>> + devm_free_irq(&stdev->pdev->dev, stdev->event_irq, stdev);
>> + if (stdev->dma_mrpc_irq >= 0)
>> + devm_free_irq(&stdev->pdev->dev, stdev->dma_mrpc_irq, stdev);
>> +
>> + cancel_work_sync(&stdev->mrpc_work);
>> + cancel_work_sync(&stdev->link_event_work);
>> cancel_delayed_work_sync(&stdev->mrpc_timeout);
>>
>> /* Mark the hardware as unavailable and complete all completions */
>> @@ -1356,6 +1363,8 @@ static struct switchtec_dev *stdev_create(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&stdev->mrpc_queue);
>> mutex_init(&stdev->mrpc_mutex);
>> stdev->mrpc_busy = 0;
>> + stdev->event_irq = -1;
>> + stdev->dma_mrpc_irq = -1;
>
> I think the patch as a whole is correct. But one minor nit that could
> maybe clean it up slightly. pci_irq_vector() cannot return 0. So I think
> it would be fine to just leave these explictily initialized to zero and
> check for non-zero in the tests above.
Hi Maintainer,
I apologize for my delay, and I have already sent the third version.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/4cebfe41ee3985bc4f38beb42d44147a34637971.1786944920.git.xiaopei01@kylinos.cn/
Pei.
Thanks.
>
> Other than that minor point:
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> Reviewed-by: Logan Gunthorpe <[email protected]>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Logan