Re: [PATCH] loop: Don't change loop device under exclusive opener

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On 5/27/19 6:29 AM, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Thu 16-05-19 14:44:07, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On 5/16/19 8:01 AM, Jan Kara wrote:
>>> Loop module allows calling LOOP_SET_FD while there are other openers of
>>> the loop device. Even exclusive ones. This can lead to weird
>>> consequences such as kernel deadlocks like:
>>>
>>> mount_bdev()				lo_ioctl()
>>>    udf_fill_super()
>>>      udf_load_vrs()
>>>        sb_set_blocksize() - sets desired block size B
>>>        udf_tread()
>>>          sb_bread()
>>>            __bread_gfp(bdev, block, B)
>>> 					  loop_set_fd()
>>> 					    set_blocksize()
>>>              - now __getblk_slow() indefinitely loops because B != bdev
>>>                block size
>>>
>>> Fix the problem by disallowing LOOP_SET_FD ioctl when there are
>>> exclusive openers of a loop device.
>>>
>>> [Deliberately chosen not to CC stable as a user with priviledges to
>>> trigger this race has other means of taking the system down and this
>>> has a potential of breaking some weird userspace setup]
>>>
>>> Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+10007d66ca02b08f0e60@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/block/loop.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
>>>   1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> Hi Jens!
>>>
>>> What do you think about this patch? It fixes the problem but it also
>>> changes user visible behavior so there are chances it breaks some
>>> existing setup (although I have hard time coming up with a realistic
>>> scenario where it would matter).
>>
>> I also have a hard time thinking about valid cases where this would be a
>> problem. I think, in the end, that fixing the issue is more important
>> than a potentially hypothetical use case.
>>
>>> Alternatively we could change getblk() code handle changing block
>>> size. That would fix the particular issue syzkaller found as well but
>>> I'm not sure what else is broken when block device changes while fs
>>> driver is working with it.
>>
>> I think your solution here is saner.
> 
> Will you pick up the patch please? I cannot find it in your tree... Thanks!

Done!

-- 
Jens Axboe




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