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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] ipc: Fix race condition in ipc_idr_alloc()
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Hello Waiman,

I hate to write such mail, but what do you try to achieve?
Create code that works with 99.999% probability, to ensure that we have
undebuggable issues?

On 3/11/19 3:53 PM, Waiman Long wrote:
> In ipc_idr_alloc(), the sequence number of the kern_ipc_perm object
> was updated before calling idr_alloc(). Thus the ipc_checkid() call
> would fail for any previously allocated IPC id. That gets changed
> recently in order to conserve the sequence number space. That can
> lead to a possible race condition where another thread may have called
> ipc_obtain_object_check() concurrently with a recently deleted IPC id.
> If idr_alloc() function happens to allocate the deleted index value,
> that thread will incorrectly get a handle to the new IPC id.
>
> However, we don't know if we should increment seq before the index value
> is allocated and compared with the previously allocated index value. To
> solve this dilemma, we will always put a new sequence number into the
> kern_ipc_perm object before calling idr_alloc(). If it happens that the
> sequence number don't need to be changed, we write back the right value
> afterward. This will ensure that a concurrent ipc_obtain_object_check()
> will not incorrectly match a deleted IPC id to to a new one.
>
> This is actually no different from what ipc_idr_alloc() used to
> be.

This is plain wrong.

ipc_idr_alloc() was carefully written to ensure that everything is fully
initialized before the idr_alloc().

The patch breaks that, and instead of fixing it properly, you continue.

> The new IPC id is no danger of being incorrectly rejected as the
> kern_ipc_perm object will have the right seq value by the time the new
> id is returned.

And?

The whole issue of seq numbers is to prevent accidential collisions.

thread 1 calls semctl(0x1234, IPC_RMID);x = semget().

thread 2 calls semop(0x1234,...).

That everything is corrected before the syscall in thread 1 returns is
nice - but a meaningless statement.

I've noticed that you initialize new->seq to "seq+1", and then reduce it
again if there was no wrap-around.

That minimizes the probability, but the code a total mess.


> v2: Update commit log and code comment.
>
> Reported-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
> Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>

At least Fixes: "[PATCH v12 2/3] ipc: Conserve sequence numbers in
ipcmni_extend mode" is missing.

Mutch better would be if you retract patches 2 and 3 from your series,
and do it correctly immediately.

> ---
> ipc/util.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
> index 78e14acb51a7..631ed4790c83 100644
> --- a/ipc/util.c
> +++ b/ipc/util.c
> @@ -221,15 +221,36 @@ static inline int ipc_idr_alloc(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new)
> */
>
> if (next_id < 0) { /* !CHECKPOINT_RESTORE or next_id is unset */
> + /*
> + * It is possible that another thread may have called
> + * ipc_obtain_object_check() concurrently with a recently
> + * deleted IPC id (idx|seq). If idr_alloc*() happens to
> + * allocate this deleted idx value, the other thread may
> + * incorrectly get a handle to the new IPC id.
> + *
> + * To prevent this race condition from happening, we will
> + * always store a new sequence number into the kern_ipc_perm
> + * object before calling idr_alloc*(). This is what
> + * ipc_idr_alloc() used to behave.

I would avoid to describe history in the comments:

From my understanding, the comments should describe the current situation.

History belongs into the commit description.

> If we find out that we
> + * don't need to change seq, we write back the right value
> + * to the kern_ipc_perm object before returning the new
> + * IPC id to userspace.
> + */
> + new->seq = ids->seq + 1;
> + if (new->seq > IPCID_SEQ_MAX)
> + new->seq = 0;
> +
> if (ipc_mni_extended)
> idx = idr_alloc_cyclic(&ids->ipcs_idr, new, 0, ipc_mni,
> GFP_NOWAIT);
> else
> idx = idr_alloc(&ids->ipcs_idr, new, 0, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
>
> - if ((idx <= ids->last_idx) && (++ids->seq > IPCID_SEQ_MAX))
> - ids->seq = 0;
> - new->seq = ids->seq;
> + /* Make ids->seq and new->seq stay in sync */
> + if (idx <= ids->last_idx)
> + ids->seq = new->seq;
> + else
> + new->seq = ids->seq;

For this line, a big comment would be required:

new->seq is now written after idr_alloc().

This is the opposite of what is written in the comments on top of
ipc_idr_alloc().

So if the patch is applied, the code would contradict the comments ->
total mess.


@Andrew: From my point of view, patches 2 and 3 from the series are not
ready for merging.

I would propose to drop them.

--

    Manfred

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