In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
block, bfq: fix possible UAF for bfqq->bic with merge chain
1) initial state, three tasks:
Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 (BIC1) (BIC2) (BIC3) | Λ | Λ | Λ | | | | | | V | V | V | bfqq1 bfqq2 bfqq3 process ref: 1 1 1
2) bfqq1 merged to bfqq2:
Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 (BIC1) (BIC2) (BIC3) | | | Λ \--------------\| | | V V | bfqq1--------->bfqq2 bfqq3 process ref: 0 2 1
3) bfqq2 merged to bfqq3:
Process 1 Process 2 Process 3 (BIC1) (BIC2) (BIC3) here -> Λ | | \--------------\ \-------------\| V V bfqq1--------->bfqq2---------->bfqq3 process ref: 0 1 3
In this case, IO from Process 1 will get bfqq2 from BIC1 first, and then get bfqq3 through merge chain, and finially handle IO by bfqq3. Howerver, current code will think bfqq2 is owned by BIC1, like initial state, and set bfqq2->bic to BIC1.
bfq_insert_request -> by Process 1 bfqq = bfq_init_rq(rq) bfqq = bfq_get_bfqq_handle_split bfqq = bic_to_bfqq -> get bfqq2 from BIC1 bfqq->ref++ rq->elv.priv[0] = bic rq->elv.priv[1] = bfqq if (bfqq_process_refs(bfqq) == 1) bfqq->bic = bic -> record BIC1 to bfqq2
__bfq_insert_request new_bfqq = bfq_setup_cooperator -> get bfqq3 from bfqq2->new_bfqq bfqq_request_freed(bfqq) new_bfqq->ref++ rq->elv.priv[1] = new_bfqq -> handle IO by bfqq3
Fix the problem by checking bfqq is from merge chain fist. And this might fix a following problem reported by our syzkaller(unreproducible):
================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfq_do_early_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5692 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfq_do_or_sched_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5805 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bfq_get_queue+0x25b0/0x2610 block/bfq-iosched.c:5889 Write of size 1 at addr ffff888123839eb8 by task kworker/0:1H/18595
CPU: 0 PID: 18595 Comm: kworker/0:1H Tainted: G L 6.6.0-07439-gba2303cacfda #6 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_requeue_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x91/0xf0 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:364 [inline] print_report+0x10d/0x610 mm/kasan/report.c:475 kasan_report+0x8e/0xc0 mm/kasan/report.c:588 bfq_do_early_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5692 [inline] bfq_do_or_sched_stable_merge block/bfq-iosched.c:5805 [inline] bfq_get_queue+0x25b0/0x2610 block/bfq-iosched.c:5889 bfq_get_bfqq_handle_split+0x169/0x5d0 block/bfq-iosched.c:6757 bfq_init_rq block/bfq-iosched.c:6876 [inline] bfq_insert_request block/bfq-iosched.c:6254 [inline] bfq_insert_requests+0x1112/0x5cf0 block/bfq-iosched.c:6304 blk_mq_insert_request+0x290/0x8d0 block/blk-mq.c:2593 blk_mq_requeue_work+0x6bc/0xa70 block/blk-mq.c:1502 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2627 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x432/0x13f0 kernel/workqueue.c:2700 worker_thread+0x6f2/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2781 kthread+0x33c/0x440 kernel/kthread.c:388 ret_from_fork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:305 </TASK>
Allocated by task 20776: kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40 mm/kasan/common.c:45 kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:52 __kasan_slab_alloc+0x87/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:328 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:188 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slab.h:763 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3458 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1a4/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:3503 ioc_create_icq block/blk-ioc.c:370 [inline] ---truncated---
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| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.115-126.197Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfo | Mar 27, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Nov 11, 2024 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025223 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perf | Dec 12, 2024 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Dec 12, 2024 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | May 15, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
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