Vulnerability CVE-2024-26624
Published: 2024-03-06

Description:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

af_unix: fix lockdep positive in sk_diag_dump_icons()

syzbot reported a lockdep splat [1].

Blamed commit hinted about the possible lockdep
violation, and code used unix_state_lock_nested()
in an attempt to silence lockdep.

It is not sufficient, because unix_state_lock_nested()
is already used from unix_state_double_lock().

We need to use a separate subclass.

This patch adds a distinct enumeration to make things
more explicit.

Also use swap() in unix_state_double_lock() as a clean up.

v2: add a missing inline keyword to unix_state_lock_nested()

[1]
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.8.0-rc1-syzkaller-00356-g8a696a29c690 #0 Not tainted

syz-executor.1/2542 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88808b5df9e8 (rlock-AF_UNIX){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: skb_queue_tail+0x36/0x120 net/core/skbuff.c:3863

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88808b5dfe70 (&u->lock/1){+.+.}-{2:2}, at: unix_dgram_sendmsg+0xfc7/0x2200 net/unix/af_unix.c:2089

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&u->lock/1){+.+.}-{2:2}:
lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x530 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
_raw_spin_lock_nested+0x31/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:378
sk_diag_dump_icons net/unix/diag.c:87 [inline]
sk_diag_fill+0x6ea/0xfe0 net/unix/diag.c:157
sk_diag_dump net/unix/diag.c:196 [inline]
unix_diag_dump+0x3e9/0x630 net/unix/diag.c:220
netlink_dump+0x5c1/0xcd0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2264
__netlink_dump_start+0x5d7/0x780 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2370
netlink_dump_start include/linux/netlink.h:338 [inline]
unix_diag_handler_dump+0x1c3/0x8f0 net/unix/diag.c:319
sock_diag_rcv_msg+0xe3/0x400
netlink_rcv_skb+0x1df/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2543
sock_diag_rcv+0x2a/0x40 net/core/sock_diag.c:280
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1341 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x7e6/0x980 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1367
netlink_sendmsg+0xa37/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1908
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:745 [inline]
sock_write_iter+0x39a/0x520 net/socket.c:1160
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2085 [inline]
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:497 [inline]
vfs_write+0xa74/0xca0 fs/read_write.c:590
ksys_write+0x1a0/0x2c0 fs/read_write.c:643
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

-> #0 (rlock-AF_UNIX){+.+.}-{2:2}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
validate_chain+0x1909/0x5ab0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869
__lock_acquire+0x1345/0x1fd0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
lock_acquire+0x1e3/0x530 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
__raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline]
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xd5/0x120 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162
skb_queue_tail+0x36/0x120 net/core/skbuff.c:3863
unix_dgram_sendmsg+0x15d9/0x2200 net/unix/af_unix.c:2112
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:745 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x592/0x890 net/socket.c:2584
___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2638 [inline]
__sys_sendmmsg+0x3b2/0x730 net/socket.c:2724
__do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2753 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2750 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xa0/0xb0 net/socket.c:2750
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf5/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b

other info that might help us debug this:

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0
---truncated---

 References:
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/875f31aaa67e306098befa5e798a049075910fa7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b169ffde733c5adf01788ae091c377f0eca44806
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f199018dc762dfa501f6d96a424468a0f3c10d9e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f6b3b864cb876e9ee21666a391c9ee290682ac
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2104f43876408b164be5fd58f9b6a3a73b77746
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7f3e0381c002cb2abde42f09ad511991a8ebaf
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d272a9a1e8f22ba584589219f6fe1886a3595f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d322dce82a1d44f8c83f0f54f95dd1b8dcf46c9
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