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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



             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

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