Vulnerability CVE-2024-26628
Published: 2024-03-06

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

drm/amdkfd: Fix lock dependency warning

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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.5.0-kfd-fkuehlin #276 Not tainted
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kworker/8:2/2676 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff9435aae95c88 ((work_completion)(&svm_bo->eviction_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __flush_work+0x52/0x550

but task is already holding lock:
ffff9435cd8e1720 (&svms->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: svm_range_deferred_list_work+0xe8/0x340 [amdgpu]

which lock already depends on the new lock.

the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&svms->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock+0x97/0xd30
kfd_ioctl_alloc_memory_of_gpu+0x6d/0x3c0 [amdgpu]
kfd_ioctl+0x1b2/0x5d0 [amdgpu]
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x86/0xc0
do_syscall_64+0x39/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

-> #1 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
down_read+0x42/0x160
svm_range_evict_svm_bo_worker+0x8b/0x340 [amdgpu]
process_one_work+0x27a/0x540
worker_thread+0x53/0x3e0
kthread+0xeb/0x120
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

-> #0 ((work_completion)(&svm_bo->eviction_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0x1426/0x2200
lock_acquire+0xc1/0x2b0
__flush_work+0x80/0x550
__cancel_work_timer+0x109/0x190
svm_range_bo_release+0xdc/0x1c0 [amdgpu]
svm_range_free+0x175/0x180 [amdgpu]
svm_range_deferred_list_work+0x15d/0x340 [amdgpu]
process_one_work+0x27a/0x540
worker_thread+0x53/0x3e0
kthread+0xeb/0x120
ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50
ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
(work_completion)(&svm_bo->eviction_work) --> &mm->mmap_lock --> &svms->lock

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&svms->lock);
lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
lock(&svms->lock);
lock((work_completion)(&svm_bo->eviction_work));

I believe this cannot really lead to a deadlock in practice, because
svm_range_evict_svm_bo_worker only takes the mmap_read_lock if the BO
refcount is non-0. That means it's impossible that svm_range_bo_release
is running concurrently. However, there is no good way to annotate this.

To avoid the problem, take a BO reference in
svm_range_schedule_evict_svm_bo instead of in the worker. That way it's
impossible for a BO to get freed while eviction work is pending and the
cancel_work_sync call in svm_range_bo_release can be eliminated.

v2: Use svm_bo_ref_unless_zero and explained why that's safe. Also
removed redundant checks that are already done in
amdkfd_fence_enable_signaling.

 References:
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a70663ba02bd4e19aea8d70c979eb3bd03d839d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b25d397162b0316ceda40afaa63ee0c4a97d28b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d2d623d2fbddcca5c24600474e92f16ebb3a05
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb96e492d72d143d57db2d2bc143a1cee8741807
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47bf0f83fc86df1bf42b385a91aadb910137c5c9
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