linux/net
Will Deacon b416c144f4 netfilter: x_tables: fix ordering of jumpstack allocation and table update
During kernel stability testing on an SMP ARMv7 system, Yalin Wang
reported the following panic from the netfilter code:

  1fe0: 0000001c 5e2d3b10 4007e779 4009e110 60000010 00000032 ff565656 ff545454
  [<c06c48dc>] (ipt_do_table+0x448/0x584) from [<c0655ef0>] (nf_iterate+0x48/0x7c)
  [<c0655ef0>] (nf_iterate+0x48/0x7c) from [<c0655f7c>] (nf_hook_slow+0x58/0x104)
  [<c0655f7c>] (nf_hook_slow+0x58/0x104) from [<c0683bbc>] (ip_local_deliver+0x88/0xa8)
  [<c0683bbc>] (ip_local_deliver+0x88/0xa8) from [<c0683718>] (ip_rcv_finish+0x418/0x43c)
  [<c0683718>] (ip_rcv_finish+0x418/0x43c) from [<c062b1c4>] (__netif_receive_skb+0x4cc/0x598)
  [<c062b1c4>] (__netif_receive_skb+0x4cc/0x598) from [<c062b314>] (process_backlog+0x84/0x158)
  [<c062b314>] (process_backlog+0x84/0x158) from [<c062de84>] (net_rx_action+0x70/0x1dc)
  [<c062de84>] (net_rx_action+0x70/0x1dc) from [<c0088230>] (__do_softirq+0x11c/0x27c)
  [<c0088230>] (__do_softirq+0x11c/0x27c) from [<c008857c>] (do_softirq+0x44/0x50)
  [<c008857c>] (do_softirq+0x44/0x50) from [<c0088614>] (local_bh_enable_ip+0x8c/0xd0)
  [<c0088614>] (local_bh_enable_ip+0x8c/0xd0) from [<c06b0330>] (inet_stream_connect+0x164/0x298)
  [<c06b0330>] (inet_stream_connect+0x164/0x298) from [<c061d68c>] (sys_connect+0x88/0xc8)
  [<c061d68c>] (sys_connect+0x88/0xc8) from [<c000e340>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x30)
  Code: 2a000021 e59d2028 e59de01c e59f011c (e7824103)
  ---[ end trace da227214a82491bd ]---
  Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

This comes about because CPU1 is executing xt_replace_table in response
to a setsockopt syscall, resulting in:

	ret = xt_jumpstack_alloc(newinfo);
		--> newinfo->jumpstack = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);

	[...]

	table->private = newinfo;
	newinfo->initial_entries = private->initial_entries;

Meanwhile, CPU0 is handling the network receive path and ends up in
ipt_do_table, resulting in:

	private = table->private;

	[...]

	jumpstack  = (struct ipt_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];

On weakly ordered memory architectures, the writes to table->private
and newinfo->jumpstack from CPU1 can be observed out of order by CPU0.
Furthermore, on architectures which don't respect ordering of address
dependencies (i.e. Alpha), the reads from CPU0 can also be re-ordered.

This patch adds an smp_wmb() before the assignment to table->private
(which is essentially publishing newinfo) to ensure that all writes to
newinfo will be observed before plugging it into the table structure.
A dependent-read barrier is also added on the consumer sides, to ensure
the same ordering requirements are also respected there.

Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reported-by: Wang, Yalin <Yalin.Wang@sonymobile.com>
Tested-by: Wang, Yalin <Yalin.Wang@sonymobile.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
2013-10-22 10:11:29 +02:00
..
9p for-linus-3.12-merge minor 9p fixes and tweaks for 3.12 merge window 2013-09-11 12:34:13 -07:00
802 mrp: add periodictimer to allow retries when packets get lost 2013-09-23 16:53:52 -04:00
8021q net: vlan: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr 2013-09-03 20:57:49 -04:00
appletalk net: proc_fs: trivial: print UIDs as unsigned int 2013-08-15 14:37:46 -07:00
atm
ax25 net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
batman-adv batman-adv: set the TAG flag for the vid passed to BLA 2013-09-17 21:15:16 +02:00
bluetooth Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless into for-davem 2013-09-27 13:11:17 -04:00
bridge netfilter: ebt_ulog: fix info leaks 2013-10-02 17:28:20 +02:00
caif caif: Add missing braces to multiline if in cfctrl_linkup_request 2013-09-05 14:31:02 -04:00
can can: gw: add a per rule limitation of frame hops 2013-08-29 22:58:24 +02:00
ceph Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sage/ceph-client 2013-09-19 12:50:37 -05:00
core net: flow_dissector: fix thoff for IPPROTO_AH 2013-09-30 15:32:05 -04:00
dcb
dccp net:dccp: do not report ICMP redirects to user space 2013-09-18 12:33:44 -04:00
decnet net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
dns_resolver net: strict_strtoul is obsolete, use kstrtoul instead 2013-07-12 16:09:14 -07:00
dsa net: dsa: inherit addr_assign_type along with dev_addr 2013-09-03 20:57:49 -04:00
ethernet net: Fix sysfs_format_mac() code duplication. 2013-07-16 17:09:22 -07:00
ieee802154 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-09-05 14:54:29 -07:00
ipv4 netfilter: x_tables: fix ordering of jumpstack allocation and table update 2013-10-22 10:11:29 +02:00
ipv6 netfilter: x_tables: fix ordering of jumpstack allocation and table update 2013-10-22 10:11:29 +02:00
ipx net: proc_fs: trivial: print UIDs as unsigned int 2013-08-15 14:37:46 -07:00
irda net/irda: fixed style issues in irttp 2013-07-19 17:34:40 -07:00
iucv net: delete __cpuinit usage from all net files 2013-07-14 19:36:58 -04:00
key xfrm: Remove rebundant address family checking 2013-08-07 10:12:58 +02:00
l2tp l2tp: make datapath resilient to packet loss when sequence numbers enabled 2013-07-02 16:33:25 -07:00
lapb net/lapb: re-send packets on timeout 2013-09-23 16:52:45 -04:00
llc llc: Use normal etherdevice.h tests 2013-09-03 22:34:47 -04:00
mac80211 Merge branch 'for-john' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next 2013-08-28 13:51:40 -04:00
mac802154
mpls
netfilter netfilter: x_tables: fix ordering of jumpstack allocation and table update 2013-10-22 10:11:29 +02:00
netlabel netlabel: use domain based selectors when address based selectors are not available 2013-08-02 16:57:01 -07:00
netlink net: netlink: filter particular protocols from analyzers 2013-09-06 14:43:48 -04:00
netrom net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
nfc NFC: Update secure element state 2013-08-14 01:13:40 +02:00
openvswitch net: ovs: flow: fix potential illegal memory access in __parse_flow_nlattrs 2013-09-11 16:09:58 -04:00
packet net: packet: use reciprocal_divide in fanout_demux_hash 2013-08-29 16:43:29 -04:00
phonet net: proc_fs: trivial: print UIDs as unsigned int 2013-08-15 14:37:46 -07:00
rds net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
rfkill Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-09-05 14:54:29 -07:00
rose net: Convert uses of typedef ctl_table to struct ctl_table 2013-06-13 02:36:09 -07:00
rxrpc
sched pkt_sched: fq: rate limiting improvements 2013-10-01 13:00:38 -04:00
sctp net: sctp: rfc4443: do not report ICMP redirects to user space 2013-09-16 21:40:15 -04:00
sunrpc RPCSEC_GSS: fix crash on destroying gss auth 2013-09-18 10:18:44 -05:00
tipc tipc: set sk_err correctly when connection fails 2013-08-30 16:06:57 -04:00
unix af_unix: fix bug on large send() 2013-08-11 22:02:36 -07:00
vmw_vsock Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2013-08-16 15:37:26 -07:00
wimax
wireless Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-09-05 14:54:29 -07:00
x25 x25: add a sanity check parsing X.25 facilities 2013-09-04 00:27:27 -04:00
xfrm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2013-09-05 14:58:52 -04:00
compat.c
Kconfig Remove GENERIC_HARDIRQ config option 2013-09-13 15:09:52 +02:00
Makefile
nonet.c
socket.c Merge git://git.kvack.org/~bcrl/aio-next 2013-09-13 10:55:58 -07:00
sysctl_net.c