FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: pcm: Prevent O_APPEND open on OSS streams" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] ALSA: pcm: Prevent O_APPEND open on OSS streams" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

[Sasha Levin]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 9017bc3d13da0ea4e63be618c87143a7b69185e6
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '20261109202443-failed-5.15-9017bc3d13da@kernel.org' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' 'HEAD^..'

Thanks,
Sasha

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 9017bc3d13da0ea4e63be618c87143a7b69185e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 16:58:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: pcm: Prevent O_APPEND open on OSS streams

ALSA PCM core accepts to re-use the existing stream when O_APPEND is
passed, and it's been used for dmix, etc.  However, this mode isn't
supposed to be used for OSS: the OSS stream allows re-configuration
via its hw_params/hw_refine procedure even while it's being mmapped,
so it implies the usage of only a single stream.  Because of this
assumption, the sanity check is skipped for OSS streams, and if user
may attach to an existing OSS stream with O_APPEND, it may result in a
UAF of the mapped pages which could be used as a privilege escalation
exploit.

For addressing it, this patch simply prohibits the O_APPEND behavior
on the OSS stream.  O_APPEND is never used for OSS layer itself, so
this can't break for the right applications.

Fixes: 0df63e44c3e3 ("[ALSA] Add O_APPEND flag support to PCM")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Bo Cao <treebacker@foxmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/tencent_E90BB4F086165FAA3313723567A5C675EA06@qq.com
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261103155844.120838-1-tiwai@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---
 sound/core/pcm.c        | 2 ++
 sound/core/pcm_local.h  | 6 ++++++
 sound/core/pcm_native.c | 6 ------
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 064df4cd3b50e..6c8274414c226 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
 			return -ENODEV;
 		if (! SUBSTREAM_BUSY(substream))
 			return -EBADFD;
+		if (is_oss_stream(substream))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		substream->ref_count++;
 		*rsubstream = substream;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_local.h b/sound/core/pcm_local.h
index ecb21697ae3a4..4b134d435c24f 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_local.h
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_local.h
@@ -80,4 +80,10 @@ static inline void snd_pcm_dma_buffer_sync(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		snd_dma_buffer_sync(snd_pcm_get_dma_buf(substream), mode);
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS)
+#define is_oss_stream(substream)	((substream)->oss.oss)
+#else
+#define is_oss_stream(substream)	false
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __SOUND_CORE_PCM_LOCAL_H */
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 35152fae74ca2..bec797398acf7 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -749,12 +749,6 @@ int snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence);
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS)
-#define is_oss_stream(substream)	((substream)->oss.oss)
-#else
-#define is_oss_stream(substream)	false
-#endif
-
 static void pcm_qos_req_clear(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	if (cpu_latency_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH 5.15.y 1/2] ALSA: pcm: Optimize cpu_latency_qos_*() calls

[Sasha Levin]

From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>

[ Upstream commit 9f6f4e97fd53908aecb0979507d9ff10a22288eb ]

We have a few cpu_latency_qos_*() calls in PCM callbacks, but they
seem suboptimal in a few aspects:
- We call them at each time when the hw_params changed, but explicitly
  do remove and (re-)add; this could be
  cpu_latency_qos_update_request(), instead
- The setup of cpu_latency_qos_*() doesn't have to be in hw_params at
  all; it's not the place where the actual parameters are set up, but
  rather better at the prepare callback.
- The hw_free calls cpu_latency_qos_remove_request() unconditionally,
  which may be poking a WARNING when it wasn't queued.

For addressing the issues above, this patch cleans up and reorganize
the cpu_latency_qos_*() calls in the PCM core by a couple helper
functions.  Now, they are set up at prepare callback, and cleared at
hw_free and release callbacks via the new helpers.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261002150420.879056-1-tiwai@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Stable-dep-of: 9017bc3d13da ("ALSA: pcm: Prevent O_APPEND open on OSS streams")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 sound/core/pcm_native.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index e085d061daaa4..e861404d393b6 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -726,11 +726,32 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence);
 #define is_oss_stream(substream)	false
 #endif
 
+static void pcm_qos_req_clear(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (cpu_latency_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
+		cpu_latency_qos_remove_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
+}
+
+static void pcm_qos_req_update(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int usecs)
+{
+	if (usecs < 0) {
+		pcm_qos_req_clear(substream);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (cpu_latency_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
+		cpu_latency_qos_update_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req,
+					       usecs);
+	else
+		cpu_latency_qos_add_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req,
+					    usecs);
+}
+
 static int snd_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			     struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
-	int err, usecs;
+	int err;
 	unsigned int bits;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t frames;
 
@@ -837,12 +858,6 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	snd_pcm_timer_resolution_change(substream);
 	snd_pcm_set_state(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP);
 
-	if (cpu_latency_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
-		cpu_latency_qos_remove_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
-	usecs = period_to_usecs(runtime);
-	if (usecs >= 0)
-		cpu_latency_qos_add_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req,
-					    usecs);
 	err = 0;
  _error:
 	if (err) {
@@ -921,7 +936,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		goto unlock;
 	result = do_hw_free(substream);
 	snd_pcm_set_state(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN);
-	cpu_latency_qos_remove_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
+	pcm_qos_req_clear(substream);
  unlock:
 	snd_pcm_buffer_access_unlock(runtime);
 	return result;
@@ -1972,6 +1987,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_do_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	err = substream->ops->prepare(substream);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
+	pcm_qos_req_update(substream, period_to_usecs(substream->runtime));
 	return snd_pcm_do_reset(substream, state);
 }
 
@@ -2746,8 +2762,7 @@ void snd_pcm_release_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		substream->ops->close(substream);
 		substream->hw_opened = 0;
 	}
-	if (cpu_latency_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
-		cpu_latency_qos_remove_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
+	pcm_qos_req_clear(substream);
 	if (substream->pcm_release) {
 		substream->pcm_release(substream);
 		substream->pcm_release = NULL;
-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH 5.15.y 2/2] ALSA: pcm: Prevent O_APPEND open on OSS streams

[Sasha Levin]

From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>

[ Upstream commit 9017bc3d13da0ea4e63be618c87143a7b69185e6 ]

ALSA PCM core accepts to re-use the existing stream when O_APPEND is
passed, and it's been used for dmix, etc.  However, this mode isn't
supposed to be used for OSS: the OSS stream allows re-configuration
via its hw_params/hw_refine procedure even while it's being mmapped,
so it implies the usage of only a single stream.  Because of this
assumption, the sanity check is skipped for OSS streams, and if user
may attach to an existing OSS stream with O_APPEND, it may result in a
UAF of the mapped pages which could be used as a privilege escalation
exploit.

For addressing it, this patch simply prohibits the O_APPEND behavior
on the OSS stream.  O_APPEND is never used for OSS layer itself, so
this can't break for the right applications.

Fixes: 0df63e44c3e3 ("[ALSA] Add O_APPEND flag support to PCM")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Bo Cao <treebacker@foxmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/tencent_E90BB4F086165FAA3313723567A5C675EA06@qq.com
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20261103155844.120838-1-tiwai@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
[ sashal: Adjusted the is_oss_stream insertion context because snd_pcm_dma_buffer_sync() is absent. ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 sound/core/pcm.c        | 2 ++
 sound/core/pcm_local.h  | 6 ++++++
 sound/core/pcm_native.c | 6 ------
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 9df2e819035f2..8bad50bf00e13 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -930,6 +930,8 @@ int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
 			return -ENODEV;
 		if (! SUBSTREAM_BUSY(substream))
 			return -EBADFD;
+		if (is_oss_stream(substream))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		substream->ref_count++;
 		*rsubstream = substream;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_local.h b/sound/core/pcm_local.h
index fe9689b8a6a64..f43ecb904069c 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_local.h
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_local.h
@@ -73,4 +73,10 @@ void snd_pcm_sync_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, bool sync_irq);
 		for ((subs) = (pcm)->streams[str].substream; (subs); \
 		     (subs) = (subs)->next)
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS)
+#define is_oss_stream(substream)	((substream)->oss.oss)
+#else
+#define is_oss_stream(substream)	false
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __SOUND_CORE_PCM_LOCAL_H */
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index e861404d393b6..c6ae68f35f2f8 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -720,12 +720,6 @@ int snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence);
 
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS)
-#define is_oss_stream(substream)	((substream)->oss.oss)
-#else
-#define is_oss_stream(substream)	false
-#endif
-
 static void pcm_qos_req_clear(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	if (cpu_latency_qos_request_active(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req))
-- 
2.53.0