nilfs2: fix use-after-free bug of nilfs_root in nilfs_evict_inode()
Commit Message
During unmount process of nilfs2, nothing holds nilfs_root structure after
nilfs2 detaches its writer in nilfs_detach_log_writer(). However, since
nilfs_evict_inode() uses nilfs_root for some cleanup operations, it may
cause use-after-free read if inodes are left in "garbage_list" and
released by nilfs_dispose_list() at the end of nilfs_detach_log_writer().
Fix this issue by modifying nilfs_evict_inode() to only clear inode
without additional metadata changes that use nilfs_root if the file system
is degraded to read-only or the writer is detached.
Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@gmail.com>
Reported-by: syzbot+78d4495558999f55d1da@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/00000000000099e5ac05fb1c3b85@google.com
Tested-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@gmail.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
fs/nilfs2/inode.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
Comments
On Wed, 10 May 2023 00:29:56 +0900 Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@gmail.com> wrote:
> During unmount process of nilfs2, nothing holds nilfs_root structure after
> nilfs2 detaches its writer in nilfs_detach_log_writer(). However, since
> nilfs_evict_inode() uses nilfs_root for some cleanup operations, it may
> cause use-after-free read if inodes are left in "garbage_list" and
> released by nilfs_dispose_list() at the end of nilfs_detach_log_writer().
>
> Fix this issue by modifying nilfs_evict_inode() to only clear inode
> without additional metadata changes that use nilfs_root if the file system
> is degraded to read-only or the writer is detached.
>
> ...
>
> --- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
> @@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ void nilfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
> struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
> struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
> struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
> + struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
> int ret;
`the_nilfs' is unused - I'll zap it.
On Fri, 12 May 2023 16:44:24 -0700 Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2023 00:29:56 +0900 Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > During unmount process of nilfs2, nothing holds nilfs_root structure after
> > nilfs2 detaches its writer in nilfs_detach_log_writer(). However, since
> > nilfs_evict_inode() uses nilfs_root for some cleanup operations, it may
> > cause use-after-free read if inodes are left in "garbage_list" and
> > released by nilfs_dispose_list() at the end of nilfs_detach_log_writer().
> >
> > Fix this issue by modifying nilfs_evict_inode() to only clear inode
> > without additional metadata changes that use nilfs_root if the file system
> > is degraded to read-only or the writer is detached.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > --- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
> > +++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
> > @@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ void nilfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
> > struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
> > struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
> > struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
> > + struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
> > int ret;
>
> `the_nilfs' is unused - I'll zap it.
argh, sorry, brainfart.
@@ -917,6 +917,7 @@ void nilfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
+ struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
int ret;
if (inode->i_nlink || !ii->i_root || unlikely(is_bad_inode(inode))) {
@@ -929,6 +930,23 @@ void nilfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
truncate_inode_pages_final(&inode->i_data);
+ nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+ if (unlikely(sb_rdonly(sb) || !nilfs->ns_writer)) {
+ /*
+ * If this inode is about to be disposed after the file system
+ * has been degraded to read-only due to file system corruption
+ * or after the writer has been detached, do not make any
+ * changes that cause writes, just clear it.
+ * Do this check after read-locking ns_segctor_sem by
+ * nilfs_transaction_begin() in order to avoid a race with
+ * the writer detach operation.
+ */
+ clear_inode(inode);
+ nilfs_clear_inode(inode);
+ nilfs_transaction_abort(sb);
+ return;
+ }
+
/* TODO: some of the following operations may fail. */
nilfs_truncate_bmap(ii, 0);
nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(inode);