Re: [PATCH bpf v2 1/2] bpf: Check map->usercnt again after timer->timer is assigned

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Hi,

On 10/20/2023 10:14 AM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 6:41 PM Hou Tao <houtao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Hou Tao <houtao1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> When there are concurrent uref release and bpf timer init operations,
>> the following sequence diagram is possible and it will lead to memory
>> leak:
>>
>> bpf program X
>>
>> bpf_timer_init()
>>   lock timer->lock
>>     read timer->timer as NULL
>>     read map->usercnt != 0
>>
>>                 process Y
>>
>>                 close(map_fd)
>>                   // put last uref
>>                   bpf_map_put_uref()
>>                     atomic_dec_and_test(map->usercnt)
>>                       array_map_free_timers()
>>                         bpf_timer_cancel_and_free()
>>                           // just return and lead to memory leak
>>                           read timer->timer is NULL
>>
>>     t = bpf_map_kmalloc_node()
>>     timer->timer = t
>>   unlock timer->lock
>>
>> Fix the problem by checking map->usercnt again after timer->timer is
>> assigned, so when there are concurrent uref release and bpf timer init,
>> either bpf_timer_cancel_and_free() from uref release reads a no-NULL
>> timer and the newly-added check of map->usercnt reads a zero usercnt.
>>
>> Because atomic_dec_and_test(map->usercnt) and READ_ONCE(timer->timer)
>> in bpf_timer_cancel_and_free() are not protected by a lock, so add
>> a memory barrier to guarantee the order between map->usercnt and
>> timer->timer. Also use WRITE_ONCE(timer->timer, x) to match the lockless
>> read of timer->timer.
>>
>> Reported-by: Hsin-Wei Hung <hsinweih@xxxxxxx>
>> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CABcoxUaT2k9hWsS1tNgXyoU3E-=PuOgMn737qK984fbFmfYixQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Fixes: b00628b1c7d5 ("bpf: Introduce bpf timers.")
>> Signed-off-by: Hou Tao <houtao1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
>>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
>> index 757b99c1e613f..a7d92c3ddc3dd 100644
>> --- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
>> +++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
>> @@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ BPF_CALL_3(bpf_timer_init, struct bpf_timer_kern *, timer, struct bpf_map *, map
>>            u64, flags)
>>  {
>>         clockid_t clockid = flags & (MAX_CLOCKS - 1);
>> -       struct bpf_hrtimer *t;
>> +       struct bpf_hrtimer *t, *to_free = NULL;
>>         int ret = 0;
>>
>>         BUILD_BUG_ON(MAX_CLOCKS != 16);
>> @@ -1197,9 +1197,21 @@ BPF_CALL_3(bpf_timer_init, struct bpf_timer_kern *, timer, struct bpf_map *, map
>>         rcu_assign_pointer(t->callback_fn, NULL);
>>         hrtimer_init(&t->timer, clockid, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_SOFT);
>>         t->timer.function = bpf_timer_cb;
>> -       timer->timer = t;
>> +       WRITE_ONCE(timer->timer, t);
>> +       /* Guarantee order between timer->timer and map->usercnt. So when
>> +        * there are concurrent uref release and bpf timer init, either
>> +        * bpf_timer_cancel_and_free() called by uref release reads a no-NULL
>> +        * timer or atomic64_read() below reads a zero usercnt.
>> +        */
>> +       smp_mb();
>> +       if (!atomic64_read(&map->usercnt)) {
>> +               WRITE_ONCE(timer->timer, NULL);
>> +               to_free = t;
> just kfree(t); here.

Will do. It is a slow path, so I think doing kfree() under spin-lock is
acceptable.
>
>> +               ret = -EPERM;
>> +       }
> This will add a second atomic64_read(&map->usercnt) in the same function.
> Let's remove the first one ?

I prefer to still keep it. Because it can detect the release of map uref
early and the handle of uref release is simple compared with the second
atomic64_read(). Do you have a strong preference ?
>
>>  out:
>>         __bpf_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timer->lock);
>> +       kfree(to_free);
>>         return ret;
>>  }
>>
>> @@ -1372,7 +1384,7 @@ void bpf_timer_cancel_and_free(void *val)
>>         /* The subsequent bpf_timer_start/cancel() helpers won't be able to use
>>          * this timer, since it won't be initialized.
>>          */
>> -       timer->timer = NULL;
>> +       WRITE_ONCE(timer->timer, NULL);
>>  out:
>>         __bpf_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timer->lock);
>>         if (!t)
>> --
>> 2.29.2
>>
> .





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