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padata: Fix refcnt handling in padata_free_shell()
In a high-load arm64 environment, the pcrypt_aead01 test in LTP can lead to system UAF (Use-After-Free) issues. Due to the lengthy analysis of the pcrypt_aead01 function call, I'll describe the problem scenario using a simplified model: Suppose there's a user of padata named `user_function` that adheres to the padata requirement of calling `padata_free_shell` after `serial()` has been invoked, as demonstrated in the following code: ```c struct request { struct padata_priv padata; struct completion *done; }; void parallel(struct padata_priv *padata) { do_something(); } void serial(struct padata_priv *padata) { struct request *request = container_of(padata, struct request, padata); complete(request->done); } void user_function() { DECLARE_COMPLETION(done) padata->parallel = parallel; padata->serial = serial; padata_do_parallel(); wait_for_completion(&done); padata_free_shell(); } ``` In the corresponding padata.c file, there's the following code: ```c static void padata_serial_worker(struct work_struct *serial_work) { ... cnt = 0; while (!list_empty(&local_list)) { ... padata->serial(padata); cnt++; } local_bh_enable(); if (refcount_sub_and_test(cnt, &pd->refcnt)) padata_free_pd(pd); } ``` Because of the high system load and the accumulation of unexecuted softirq at this moment, `local_bh_enable()` in padata takes longer to execute than usual. Subsequently, when accessing `pd->refcnt`, `pd` has already been released by `padata_free_shell()`, resulting in a UAF issue with `pd->refcnt`. The fix is straightforward: add `refcount_dec_and_test` before calling `padata_free_pd` in `padata_free_shell`. Fixes: 07928d9 ("padata: Remove broken queue flushing") Signed-off-by: WangJinchao <wangjinchao@xfusion.com> Acked-by: Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com> Acked-by: Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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kernel/padata.c

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@@ -1102,12 +1102,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(padata_alloc_shell);
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void padata_free_shell(struct padata_shell *ps)
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struct parallel_data *pd;
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if (!ps)
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return;
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mutex_lock(&ps->pinst->lock);
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list_del(&ps->list);
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padata_free_pd(rcu_dereference_protected(ps->pd, 1));
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pd = rcu_dereference_protected(ps->pd, 1);
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if (refcount_dec_and_test(&pd->refcnt))
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padata_free_pd(pd);
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mutex_unlock(&ps->pinst->lock);
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kfree(ps);

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