From: Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
To: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@linux.dev>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH v2] alloc_tag: fix use-after-free in /proc/allocinfo after module unload
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:59:38 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260604065938.105991-1-hao.ge@linux.dev> (raw)
allocinfo_start() only reinitializes the codetag iterator at position 0.
For subsequent reads (position > 0), it reuses cached iterator state from
the previous batch. allocinfo_stop() drops mod_lock between read batches,
which allows module unload to complete and free the module memory that the
cached iterator still references:
CPU0 (read) CPU1 (rmmod)
---- ----
allocinfo_start(pos=0)
down_read(mod_lock)
allocinfo_show()
...
allocinfo_stop()
up_read(mod_lock)
codetag_unload_module()
kfree(cmod)
release_module_tags()
...
free_mod_mem()
allocinfo_start(pos=N)
down_read(mod_lock)
// reuses cached iter, skips re-init
allocinfo_show()
ct->filename <-- UAF
After free_mod_mem() frees the module's .rodata, allocinfo_show()
dereferences ct->filename, ct->function which point there.
Save the iterator state in allocinfo_next() and resume from it in
allocinfo_start() with codetag_next_ct(), which detects module removal
via idr_find() returning NULL and skips to the next module.
Fixes: 9f44df50fee4 ("alloc_tag: keep codetag iterator active between read()")
Suggested-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
---
v2:
- save the iterator state in allocinfo_next() and resume from it in
allocinfo_start() with codetag_next_ct(), which detects module removal
via idr_find() returning NULL and skips to the next module (Suggested
by Suren).
v1 link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260525072117.112779-1-hao.ge@linux.dev/
---
lib/alloc_tag.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/alloc_tag.c b/lib/alloc_tag.c
index f2f574bcf383..551cc14bb1fd 100644
--- a/lib/alloc_tag.c
+++ b/lib/alloc_tag.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int alloc_tag_ref_offs;
struct allocinfo_private {
struct codetag_iterator iter;
+ struct codetag_iterator reported_iter;
bool print_header;
};
@@ -58,16 +59,20 @@ static void *allocinfo_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
if (node == 0) {
priv->print_header = true;
priv->iter = codetag_get_ct_iter(alloc_tag_cttype);
- codetag_next_ct(&priv->iter);
+ } else {
+ priv->iter = priv->reported_iter;
}
+ codetag_next_ct(&priv->iter);
return priv->iter.ct ? priv : NULL;
}
static void *allocinfo_next(struct seq_file *m, void *arg, loff_t *pos)
{
struct allocinfo_private *priv = (struct allocinfo_private *)arg;
- struct codetag *ct = codetag_next_ct(&priv->iter);
+ struct codetag *ct;
+ priv->reported_iter = priv->iter;
+ ct = codetag_next_ct(&priv->iter);
(*pos)++;
if (!ct)
return NULL;
--
2.25.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-04 7:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-04 6:59 Hao Ge [this message]
2026-06-04 19:24 ` [PATCH v2] alloc_tag: fix use-after-free in /proc/allocinfo after module unload Suren Baghdasaryan
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260604065938.105991-1-hao.ge@linux.dev \
--to=hao.ge@linux.dev \
--cc=akpm@linux-foundation.org \
--cc=kent.overstreet@linux.dev \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-mm@kvack.org \
--cc=surenb@google.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox