Thanks Jason. Appreciate your help and feedback for fixing this issue. Would it be possible to access the edited version of the patch? If yes, please share a pointer to the same. Thanks, Divya On 7/2/20 12:07 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 07:13:09PM -0700, Divya Indi wrote: >> Commit 3ebd2fd0d011 ("IB/sa: Put netlink request into the request list before sending")' >> - >> 1. Adds the query to the request list before ib_nl_snd_msg. >> 2. Moves ib_nl_send_msg out of spinlock, hence safe to use gfp_mask as is. >> >> However, if there is a delay in sending out the request (For >> eg: Delay due to low memory situation) the timer to handle request timeout >> might kick in before the request is sent out to ibacm via netlink. >> ib_nl_request_timeout may release the query causing a use after free situation >> while accessing the query in ib_nl_send_msg. >> >> Call Trace for the above race: >> >> [<ffffffffa02f43cb>] ? ib_pack+0x17b/0x240 [ib_core] >> [<ffffffffa032aef1>] ib_sa_path_rec_get+0x181/0x200 [ib_sa] >> [<ffffffffa0379db0>] rdma_resolve_route+0x3c0/0x8d0 [rdma_cm] >> [<ffffffffa0374450>] ? cma_bind_port+0xa0/0xa0 [rdma_cm] >> [<ffffffffa040f850>] ? rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn+0x850/0x850 >> [rds_rdma] >> [<ffffffffa040f22c>] rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn+0x22c/0x850 >> [rds_rdma] >> [<ffffffffa040f860>] rds_rdma_cm_event_handler+0x10/0x20 [rds_rdma] >> [<ffffffffa037778e>] addr_handler+0x9e/0x140 [rdma_cm] >> [<ffffffffa026cdb4>] process_req+0x134/0x190 [ib_addr] >> [<ffffffff810a02f9>] process_one_work+0x169/0x4a0 >> [<ffffffff810a0b2b>] worker_thread+0x5b/0x560 >> [<ffffffff810a0ad0>] ? flush_delayed_work+0x50/0x50 >> [<ffffffff810a68fb>] kthread+0xcb/0xf0 >> [<ffffffff816ec49a>] ? __schedule+0x24a/0x810 >> [<ffffffff816ec49a>] ? __schedule+0x24a/0x810 >> [<ffffffff810a6830>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x180/0x180 >> [<ffffffff816f25a7>] ret_from_fork+0x47/0x90 >> [<ffffffff810a6830>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x180/0x180 >> .... >> RIP [<ffffffffa03296cd>] send_mad+0x33d/0x5d0 [ib_sa] >> >> To resolve the above issue - >> 1. Add the req to the request list only after the request has been sent out. >> 2. To handle the race where response comes in before adding request to >> the request list, send(rdma_nl_multicast) and add to list while holding the >> spinlock - request_lock. >> 3. Use non blocking memory allocation flags for rdma_nl_multicast since it is >> called while holding a spinlock. >> >> Fixes: 3ebd2fd0d011 ("IB/sa: Put netlink request into the request list >> before sending") >> >> Signed-off-by: Divya Indi <divya.indi@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> v1: >> - Use flag IB_SA_NL_QUERY_SENT to prevent the use-after-free. >> >> v2: >> - Use atomic bit ops for setting and testing IB_SA_NL_QUERY_SENT. >> - Rewording and adding comments. >> >> v3: >> - Change approach and remove usage of IB_SA_NL_QUERY_SENT. >> - Add req to request list only after the request has been sent out. >> - Send and add to list while holding the spinlock (request_lock). >> - Overide gfp_mask and use GFP_NOWAIT for rdma_nl_multicast since we >> need non blocking memory allocation while holding spinlock. >> >> v4: >> - Formatting changes. >> - Use GFP_NOWAIT conditionally - Only when GFP_ATOMIC is not provided by caller. >> --- >> drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- >> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) > I made a few edits, and applied to for-rc > > Thanks, > Jason