[PATCH v9 18/29] scsi-multipath: revalidate paths upon device unblock
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Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 4 potential
issues to consider:
- [High] scsi: multipath: race in scsi_internal_device_unblock() on
scsi_mpath_head
- [High] scsi: multipath: use-after-free in
scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths() requeue_work
- [Medium] scsi: multipath: race in scsi_device_block() accessing
scsi_mpath_head
- [Medium] scsi: multipath: premature scsi_mpath_dev publish in
scsi_mpath_dev_alloc()
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commit ed012aa632cd8957f54296618fde6fa312555b38
Author: John Garry <john.garry at linux.dev>
scsi-multipath: revalidate paths upon device unblock
This commit adds scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths() and calls it from
scsi_internal_device_unblock() to clear paths and requeue bios when a
multipath SCSI device is unblocked.
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> index 1950034f580f4..4dbd01484b4a5 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> @@ -3121,6 +3121,8 @@ static int scsi_internal_device_unblock(struct scsi_device *sdev,
> mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex);
> ret = scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(sdev, new_state);
> mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
> + if ((ret == 0) && sdev->scsi_mpath_dev)
> + scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths(sdev->scsi_mpath_dev);
>
> return ret;
> }
[Severity: High]
Can scsi_internal_device_unblock() race with __scsi_remove_device() and
dereference a NULL or freed scsi_mpath_head?
Callers such as scsi_target_unblock() and scsi_host_unblock() iterate
devices with shost_for_each_device(), which pins sdev->sdev_gendev (deferring
scsi_device_dev_release() where sdev->scsi_mpath_dev is freed) without
holding shost->scan_mutex. Because sdev->state_mutex is dropped before
calling scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths() (and
scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait() also returns 0 in SDEV_CANCEL),
__scsi_remove_device() can tear down scsi_mpath_dev->scsi_mpath_head
concurrently:
CPU0 CPU1
scsi_target_unblock()
scsi_internal_device_unblock()
mutex_lock(&sdev->state_mutex)
scsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait()
mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex)
__scsi_remove_device()
...
scsi_mpath_remove_device()
scsi_mpath_remove_head()
scsi_mpath_put_head()
scsi_mpath_dev->scsi_mpath_head = NULL
scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths()
mpath_revalidate_paths(mpath_head) <-- NULL deref or use-after-free
In scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths(), &scsi_mpath_head->mpath_head is at offset
0, so mpath_clear_paths() and mpath_schedule_requeue_work() dereference a
NULL or freed mpath_head.
[Severity: Medium]
Can scsi_internal_device_unblock() also observe a partially initialized or
freed sdev->scsi_mpath_dev during LUN scanning?
In scsi_add_lun(), sdev is already on shost->__devices and starget->devices
and set to SDEV_RUNNING or SDEV_BLOCK before scsi_mpath_dev_alloc() runs:
CPU0 CPU1
scsi_add_lun()
scsi_mpath_dev_alloc()
scsi_multipath_sdev_init()
sdev->scsi_mpath_dev = scsi_mpath_dev
scsi_target_unblock()
scsi_internal_device_unblock()
if (ret == 0 && sdev->scsi_mpath_dev)
scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths()
mpath_revalidate_paths(NULL)
<-- NULL pointer dereference
scsi_mpath_unique_lun_id()
...
sdev->scsi_mpath_dev->scsi_mpath_head = ...
If scsi_mpath_dev_alloc() fails later at out_uninit,
scsi_multipath_sdev_uninit() also frees sdev->scsi_mpath_dev before clearing
the pointer, allowing a concurrent unblock to hit a use-after-free.
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_multipath.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_multipath.c
> index 67e9010d54782..008bcafe73ad2 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_multipath.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_multipath.c
> @@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ static int scsi_multipath_sdev_init(struct scsi_device *sdev)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +void scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths(struct scsi_mpath_device *scsi_mpath_dev)
> +{
> + struct scsi_mpath_head *scsi_mpath_head = scsi_mpath_dev->scsi_mpath_head;
> + struct mpath_head *mpath_head = &scsi_mpath_head->mpath_head;
> +
> + mpath_revalidate_paths(mpath_head);
> +}
[Severity: High]
Can mpath_head->requeue_work queued by scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths() run
after scsi_mpath_head is freed?
Transport target teardown paths such as fc_starget_delete(),
iscsi_remove_session(), and rport_dev_loss_timedout() call
scsi_target_unblock(..., SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE) immediately followed by
scsi_remove_target():
CPU0 kworker
fc_starget_delete()
scsi_target_unblock()
scsi_internal_device_unblock()
scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths()
mpath_revalidate_paths()
mpath_schedule_requeue_work()
scsi_remove_target()
...
scsi_mpath_remove_device()
scsi_mpath_put_head()
scsi_mpath_head_release()
kfree(scsi_mpath_head)
mpath_requeue_work()
spin_lock_irq(&mpath_head->requeue_lock)
<-- use-after-free
Unlike scsi_mpath_device_iopolicy_store(), which calls
flush_work(&mpath_head->requeue_work) with a comment noting that
requeue_work could otherwise run after mpath_head is gone, neither
scsi_mpath_revalidate_paths() nor scsi_mpath_head_release() /
mpath_head_uninit() flushes or cancels mpath_head->requeue_work.
> +
> void scsi_mpath_dev_clear_path(struct scsi_mpath_device *scsi_mpath_dev)
> {
> struct mpath_device *mpath_device = &scsi_mpath_dev->mpath_device;
[Severity: Medium]
Can scsi_device_block() hit the same race against __scsi_remove_device() or
scsi_mpath_dev_alloc() when calling scsi_mpath_dev_clear_path()?
drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:scsi_device_block() {
...
mutex_unlock(&sdev->state_mutex);
if ((err == 0) && sdev->scsi_mpath_dev)
scsi_mpath_dev_clear_path(sdev->scsi_mpath_dev);
...
}
Once scsi_device_block() drops sdev->state_mutex, __scsi_remove_device() can
transition sdev from SDEV_BLOCK directly to SDEV_DEL and run
scsi_mpath_remove_device(), freeing scsi_mpath_head and clearing
scsi_mpath_dev->scsi_mpath_head before scsi_mpath_dev_clear_path()
dereferences it in mpath_synchronize().
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261108204733.557995-1-john.garry@linux.dev?part=18
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