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From: Venkateswara Naralasetty <vnaralas@codeaurora.org>
To: ath10k@lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	Venkateswara Naralasetty <vnaralas@codeaurora.org>
Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: fix kernel null pointer dereference
Date: Wed,  1 Apr 2020 15:48:10 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1585736290-17661-1-git-send-email-vnaralas@codeaurora.org> (raw)

Currently sta airtime is updated without any lock in case of
host based airtime calculation. Which may result in accessing the
invalid sta pointer in case of continuous station connect/disconnect.

This patch fix the kernel null pointer dereference by updating the
station airtime with proper RCU lock in case of host based airtime
calculation.

Proceeding with the analysis of "ARM Kernel Panic".
The APSS crash happened due to OOPS on CPU 0.
Crash Signature : Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
at virtual address 00000300
During the crash,
PC points to "ieee80211_sta_register_airtime+0x1c/0x448 [mac80211]"
LR points to "ath10k_txrx_tx_unref+0x17c/0x364 [ath10k_core]".
The Backtrace obtained is as follows:
[<bf880238>] (ieee80211_sta_register_airtime [mac80211]) from
[<bf945a38>] (ath10k_txrx_tx_unref+0x17c/0x364 [ath10k_core])
[<bf945a38>] (ath10k_txrx_tx_unref [ath10k_core]) from
[<bf9428e4>] (ath10k_htt_txrx_compl_task+0xa50/0xfc0 [ath10k_core])
[<bf9428e4>] (ath10k_htt_txrx_compl_task [ath10k_core]) from
[<bf9b9bc8>] (ath10k_pci_napi_poll+0x50/0xf8 [ath10k_pci])
[<bf9b9bc8>] (ath10k_pci_napi_poll [ath10k_pci]) from
[<c059e3b0>] (net_rx_action+0xac/0x160)
[<c059e3b0>] (net_rx_action) from [<c02329a4>] (__do_softirq+0x104/0x294)
[<c02329a4>] (__do_softirq) from [<c0232b64>] (run_ksoftirqd+0x30/0x90)
[<c0232b64>] (run_ksoftirqd) from [<c024e358>] (smpboot_thread_fn+0x25c/0x274)
[<c024e358>] (smpboot_thread_fn) from [<c02482fc>] (kthread+0xd8/0xec)

Tested HW: QCA9888
Tested FW: 10.4-3.10-00047

Signed-off-by: Venkateswara Naralasetty <vnaralas@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
index 39abf8b..f46b908 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ int ath10k_txrx_tx_unref(struct ath10k_htt *htt,
 		wake_up(&htt->empty_tx_wq);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&htt->tx_lock);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (txq && txq->sta && skb_cb->airtime_est)
 		ieee80211_sta_register_airtime(txq->sta, txq->tid,
 					       skb_cb->airtime_est, 0);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (ar->bus_param.dev_type != ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL)
 		dma_unmap_single(dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-- 
2.7.4

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From: Venkateswara Naralasetty <vnaralas@codeaurora.org>
To: ath10k@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Venkateswara Naralasetty <vnaralas@codeaurora.org>,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: fix kernel null pointer dereference
Date: Wed,  1 Apr 2020 15:48:10 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1585736290-17661-1-git-send-email-vnaralas@codeaurora.org> (raw)

Currently sta airtime is updated without any lock in case of
host based airtime calculation. Which may result in accessing the
invalid sta pointer in case of continuous station connect/disconnect.

This patch fix the kernel null pointer dereference by updating the
station airtime with proper RCU lock in case of host based airtime
calculation.

Proceeding with the analysis of "ARM Kernel Panic".
The APSS crash happened due to OOPS on CPU 0.
Crash Signature : Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
at virtual address 00000300
During the crash,
PC points to "ieee80211_sta_register_airtime+0x1c/0x448 [mac80211]"
LR points to "ath10k_txrx_tx_unref+0x17c/0x364 [ath10k_core]".
The Backtrace obtained is as follows:
[<bf880238>] (ieee80211_sta_register_airtime [mac80211]) from
[<bf945a38>] (ath10k_txrx_tx_unref+0x17c/0x364 [ath10k_core])
[<bf945a38>] (ath10k_txrx_tx_unref [ath10k_core]) from
[<bf9428e4>] (ath10k_htt_txrx_compl_task+0xa50/0xfc0 [ath10k_core])
[<bf9428e4>] (ath10k_htt_txrx_compl_task [ath10k_core]) from
[<bf9b9bc8>] (ath10k_pci_napi_poll+0x50/0xf8 [ath10k_pci])
[<bf9b9bc8>] (ath10k_pci_napi_poll [ath10k_pci]) from
[<c059e3b0>] (net_rx_action+0xac/0x160)
[<c059e3b0>] (net_rx_action) from [<c02329a4>] (__do_softirq+0x104/0x294)
[<c02329a4>] (__do_softirq) from [<c0232b64>] (run_ksoftirqd+0x30/0x90)
[<c0232b64>] (run_ksoftirqd) from [<c024e358>] (smpboot_thread_fn+0x25c/0x274)
[<c024e358>] (smpboot_thread_fn) from [<c02482fc>] (kthread+0xd8/0xec)

Tested HW: QCA9888
Tested FW: 10.4-3.10-00047

Signed-off-by: Venkateswara Naralasetty <vnaralas@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
index 39abf8b..f46b908 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/txrx.c
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ int ath10k_txrx_tx_unref(struct ath10k_htt *htt,
 		wake_up(&htt->empty_tx_wq);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&htt->tx_lock);
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (txq && txq->sta && skb_cb->airtime_est)
 		ieee80211_sta_register_airtime(txq->sta, txq->tid,
 					       skb_cb->airtime_est, 0);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (ar->bus_param.dev_type != ATH10K_DEV_TYPE_HL)
 		dma_unmap_single(dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-- 
2.7.4

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             reply	other threads:[~2020-04-01 10:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-04-01 10:18 Venkateswara Naralasetty [this message]
2020-04-01 10:18 ` [PATCH] ath10k: fix kernel null pointer dereference Venkateswara Naralasetty
2020-04-07  4:55 ` Kalle Valo
2020-04-07  4:55 ` Kalle Valo

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