From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Norbert Szetei" <norbert@doyensec.com>,
"Günther Noack" <gnoack3000@gmail.com>,
"Mickaël Salaün" <mic@digikod.net>,
"Sasha Levin" <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.18.y 5/5] landlock: Fix use-after-free of the source's parent directory
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:39:40 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260917013940.3651217-5-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260917013940.3651217-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Norbert Szetei <norbert@doyensec.com>
[ Upstream commit 2c6dc792538260a8087ac5b22c31b3b8e47c85d6 ]
current_check_refer_path() reads old_dentry->d_parent without holding a
reference nor a lock on it, and then dereferences it in
collect_domain_accesses() and in the audit record.
A reference on a child does not pin its parent: __d_move() reassigns
dentry->d_parent and drops the reference the child held on its former
parent. hook_path_rename() is not affected because the rename path
calls lock_rename() before the hook, so the source cannot be reparented
under it. hook_path_link() has no such protection: filename_linkat()
holds a reference on the source dentry but neither locks nor references
its parent, so a concurrent rename(2) can reparent the source while
security_path_link() runs, and the former parent can then be removed and
freed while the hook walks it.
A process can trigger this after entering a Landlock domain that handles
at least one filesystem access right. The process can then race a
linkat(2) loop against rename(2) and rmdir(2):
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in collect_domain_accesses+0x278/0x290
Read of size 4 at addr ffff888160bd53f4 by task llrepro2/549
collect_domain_accesses+0x278/0x290
current_check_refer_path+0x952/0x1120
security_path_link+0x1be/0x320
filename_linkat+0x342/0x6d0
__x64_sys_linkat+0xfa/0x150
Freed by task 562:
kmem_cache_free+0x139/0x4c0
i_callback+0x4b/0x80
rcu_core+0x7dc/0x10a0
Take a reference on the dentry selected as the source parent, using
dget() for the common-mount-root case and dget_parent() otherwise.
Release it after the hierarchy walk and synchronous audit logging.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: b91c3e4ea756 ("landlock: Add support for file reparenting with LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_REFER")
Signed-off-by: Norbert Szetei <norbert@doyensec.com>
Reviewed-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/E9CDD9E6-E960-4DE2-B1AC-5667D52ABB3E@doyensec.com
[mic: Clarify the caller, reachability, and reference handling]
Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
security/landlock/fs.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index a9a5fc5ba1bb8..a32658c18880f 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -1196,11 +1196,12 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
/*
* old_dentry may be the root of the common mount point and
* !IS_ROOT(old_dentry) at the same time (e.g. with open_tree() and
- * OPEN_TREE_CLONE). We do not need to call dget(old_parent) because
- * we keep a reference to old_dentry.
+ * OPEN_TREE_CLONE). Pin the dentry used as old_parent in either case.
+ * Otherwise, dget_parent() safely fetches and pins the current parent
+ * against a concurrent rename(2).
*/
- old_parent = (old_dentry == mnt_dir.dentry) ? old_dentry :
- old_dentry->d_parent;
+ old_parent = (old_dentry == mnt_dir.dentry) ? dget(old_dentry) :
+ dget_parent(old_dentry);
/* new_dir->dentry is equal to new_dentry->d_parent */
allow_parent1 = collect_domain_accesses(subject->domain, mnt_dir.dentry,
@@ -1209,8 +1210,10 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
allow_parent2 = collect_domain_accesses(subject->domain, mnt_dir.dentry,
new_dir->dentry,
&layer_masks_parent2);
- if (allow_parent1 && allow_parent2)
+ if (allow_parent1 && allow_parent2) {
+ dput(old_parent);
return 0;
+ }
/*
* To be able to compare source and destination domain access rights,
@@ -1222,8 +1225,10 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
subject->domain, &mnt_dir, access_request_parent1,
&layer_masks_parent1, &request1, old_dentry,
access_request_parent2, &layer_masks_parent2, &request2,
- exchange ? new_dentry : NULL))
+ exchange ? new_dentry : NULL)) {
+ dput(old_parent);
return 0;
+ }
if (request1.access) {
request1.audit.u.path.dentry = old_parent;
@@ -1233,6 +1238,7 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
request2.audit.u.path.dentry = new_dir->dentry;
landlock_log_denial(subject, &request2);
}
+ dput(old_parent);
/*
* This prioritizes EACCES over EXDEV for all actions, including
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-17 1:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-16 15:46 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] landlock: Fix use-after-free of the source's parent directory" failed to apply to 6.18-stable tree gregkh
2026-09-17 1:39 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 1/5] landlock: Clarify documentation for the IOCTL access right Sasha Levin
2026-09-17 1:39 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 2/5] landlock: Add access_mask_subset() helper Sasha Levin
2026-09-17 1:39 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 3/5] landlock: Transpose the layer masks data structure Sasha Levin
2026-09-17 1:39 ` [PATCH 6.18.y 4/5] landlock: Use mem_is_zero() in is_layer_masks_allowed() Sasha Levin
2026-09-17 1:39 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
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