Re: [PATCH] scsi: cxgbi: fix retry_timer use-after-free on adapter detach

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Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider:

Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Sockets in CTP_ACTIVE_OPEN state permanently leak ATID resources and memory on adapter detach.
- [High] Non-synchronous timer_delete() followed by socket destruction leads to a Use-After-Free.
- [High] Missing state check in the retry timer callbacks sends duplicate open requests, destroying established connections.
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--- Patch [1]: [PATCH] scsi: cxgbi: fix retry_timer use-after-free on adapter detach ---
commit a8e38255da09728f75742d7fed123ba4827cbc81
Author: Fan Wu <fanwu01@zju.edu.cn>

scsi: cxgbi: fix retry_timer use-after-free on adapter detach

This commit fixes a use-after-free on adapter detach by setting the
CTPF_OFFLOAD_DOWN flag under the socket lock and using timer_delete_sync()
to drain pending callbacks. It also updates the timer callbacks and reply
handlers to check this flag before proceeding.

> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c
> --- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb3i/cxgb3i.c
> @@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ static void act_open_retry_timer(struct timer_list *t)
>  
>  	cxgbi_sock_get(csk);
>  	spin_lock_bh(&csk->lock);
> +	if (cxgbi_sock_flag(csk, CTPF_OFFLOAD_DOWN)) {
> +		spin_unlock_bh(&csk->lock);
> +		cxgbi_sock_put(csk);
> +		return;
> +	}

[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does this callback send duplicate open
requests that can destroy established connections?

The callback unconditionally sends an open request without verifying if
csk->state is still CTP_ACTIVE_OPEN. If the timer callback executes
immediately after do_act_establish() transitions the socket to
CTP_ESTABLISHED and drops the lock, the callback will acquire the lock
and blindly send a duplicate CPL_ACT_OPEN_REQ.

The hardware will reject this with CPL_ERR_CONN_EXIST, which causes
do_act_open_rpl() to forcibly tear down the valid connection.

[Severity: High]
This is also a pre-existing issue, but can the non-synchronous timer
cancellation in do_act_establish() lead to a use-after-free?

In do_act_establish(), the timer is canceled non-synchronously:

do_act_establish() {
        ...
        if (csk->retry_timer.function) {
                timer_delete(&csk->retry_timer);
                csk->retry_timer.function = NULL;
        }
        ...
}

If the timer callback is queued on another CPU, it can execute after
the socket drops its lock. If the new connection is rapidly aborted
(e.g., by receiving CPL_ABORT_REQ_RSS), the socket teardown path releases
all references and frees the socket memory.

When the delayed timer callback eventually runs, it will call
cxgbi_sock_get(csk) on freed memory.

[ ... ]

> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
> --- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.c
> @@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void cxgbi_device_portmap_cleanup(struct cxgbi_device *cdev)
>  			cxgbi_sock_set_flag(csk, CTPF_OFFLOAD_DOWN);
>  			cxgbi_sock_closed(csk);
>  			spin_unlock_bh(&csk->lock);
> +			timer_delete_sync(&csk->retry_timer);
>  			cxgbi_sock_put(csk);

[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does this leak ATID resources and socket
memory for sockets in the CTP_ACTIVE_OPEN state?

Looking at cxgbi_sock_closed(), it returns early for ACTIVE_OPEN sockets:

cxgbi_sock_closed() {
        ...
        if (csk->state == CTP_ACTIVE_OPEN || csk->state == CTP_CLOSED)
                return;
}

This early return bypasses csk_release_offload_resources(). If an adapter
is detached while an active-open connection is pending, the timer callbacks
now immediately return upon seeing CTPF_OFFLOAD_DOWN without advancing
the state or failing the connection.

Without further hardware replies to fail the connection, the socket remains
indefinitely trapped in CTP_ACTIVE_OPEN, leaking the ATID and socket memory.

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