On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:40:46 -0700 Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Quoting Dmitry: "refcount_inc() needs to be done before fd_install(). > After fd_install() finishes, the fd can be used by userspace and we can > have secret data in memory before the refcount_inc(). > > A straightforward mis-use where a user will predict the returned fd > in another thread before the syscall returns and will use it to store > secret data is somewhat dubious because such a user just shoots themself > in the foot. > > But a more interesting mis-use would be to close the predicted fd and > decrement the refcount before the corresponding refcount_inc, this way > one can briefly drop the refcount to zero while there are other users > of secretmem." > > Move fd_install() after refcount_inc(). I added cc:stable. Or doesn't the benefit/risk ratio justify that?
