Re: [PATCH] nfsd: make a copy of struct iattr before calling notify_change

[Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>]

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 09:41:14AM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> On Mon, 2023-05-22 at 12:45 +1000, NeilBrown wrote:
> > On Thu, 18 May 2023, Jeff Layton wrote:
> > > notify_change can modify the iattr structure. In particular it can can
> > > end up setting ATTR_MODE when ATTR_KILL_SUID is already set, causing a
> > > BUG() if the same iattr is passed to notify_change more than once.
> > > 
> > > Make a copy of the struct iattr before calling notify_change.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 34b91dda7124 NFSD: Make nfsd4_setattr() wait before returning NFS4ERR_DELAY
> > > Link: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207969
> > > Reported-by: Zhi Li <yieli@redhat.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
> > > ---
> > >  fs/nfsd/vfs.c | 4 +++-
> > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> > > index c4ef24c5ffd0..ad0c5cd900b1 100644
> > > --- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> > > +++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> > > @@ -538,7 +538,9 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
> > >  
> > >  	inode_lock(inode);
> > >  	for (retries = 1;;) {
> > > -		host_err = __nfsd_setattr(dentry, iap);
> > > +		struct iattr attrs = *iap;
> > > +
> > > +		host_err = __nfsd_setattr(dentry, &attrs);
> > 
> > I think this needs something to ensure a well meaning by-passer doesn't
> > try to "optimise" it back to the way it was.
> > Maybe make "iap" const?  Or add a comment?  Or both?
> > 
> 
> We can't make iap const, as we have to call nfsd_sanitize_attrs on it,
> and that will change things in it. I think we'll probably have to settle
> for a comment. Chuck, can we fold the patch below in to this one?

Done, and pushed to nfsd-fixes.


> --------------------8<------------------
> 
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> index 2a3687cdf926..817effd63730 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
> @@ -538,6 +538,11 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
>  	for (retries = 1;;) {
>  		struct iattr attrs;
>  
> +		/*
> +		 * notify_change can alter the iattr in ways that make it
> +		 * unsuitable for submission multiple times. Make a copy
> +		 * for every loop.
> +		 */
>  		attrs = *iap;
>  		host_err = __nfsd_setattr(dentry, &attrs);
>  		if (host_err != -EAGAIN || !retries--)
>