udmabuf: check_memfd_seals() is racy

Jann Horn jannh at google.com
Thu Nov 28 18:47:29 UTC 2024


Hi!

Julian Orth reported at
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=219106 that
udmabuf_create() checks for F_SEAL_WRITE in a racy way, so a udmabuf
can end up holding references to pages in a write-sealed memfd, which
theoretically breaks one of the security properties of memfd sealing.
See also the discussion starting at
<https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAHijbEV6wtTQy01djSfWBJksq4AEoZ=KYUsaKEKNSXbTTSM-Ww@mail.gmail.com/>.

I think one possible correct pattern would be something like:

mapping_map_writable() [with error bailout]
check seals with F_GET_SEALS
udmabuf_pin_folios()
mapping_unmap_writable()


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