[PATCH v2 1/3] nvme: fix a possible use-after-free in controller reset during load

[Sagi Grimberg]

Unlike .queue_rq, in .submit_async_event drivers may not check the ctrl
readiness for AER submission. This may lead to a use-after-free
condition that was observed with nvme-tcp.

The race condition may happen in the following scenario:
1. driver executes its reset_ctrl_work
2. -> nvme_stop_ctrl - flushes ctrl async_event_work
3. ctrl sends AEN which is received by the host, which in turn
   schedules AEN handling
4. teardown admin queue (which releases the queue socket)
5. AEN processed, submits another AER, calling the driver to submit
6. driver attempts to send the cmd
==> use-after-free

In order to fix that, add ctrl state check to validate the ctrl
is actually able to accept the AER submission.

This addresses the above race in controller resets because the driver
during teardown should:
1. change ctrl state to RESETTING
2. flush async_event_work (as well as other async work elements)

So after 1,2, any other AER command will find the
ctrl state to be RESETTING and bail out without submitting the AER.

Signed-off-by: Sagi Grimberg <sagi at grimberg.me>
---
 drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index dd18861f77c0..c11cd3a814fd 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4251,6 +4251,8 @@ static void nvme_async_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct nvme_ctrl, async_event_work);
 
 	nvme_aen_uevent(ctrl);
+	if (ctrl->state != NVME_CTRL_LIVE)
+		return;
 	ctrl->ops->submit_async_event(ctrl);
 }
 
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2.30.2