Overview

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

md/raid5: avoid R5_Overlap races while breaking stripe batches

KCSAN report a race in break_stripe_batch_list() vs. raid5_make_request() on sh->dev[i].flags (plain word write vs. atomic bit op)..

and .. one possible scenario is:

CPU1 CPU2 break_stripe_batch_list(sh1) -> handle sh2 -> lock(sh2) -> sh2->batch_head = NULL -> unlock(sh2) -> test_and_clear_bit(R5_Overlap, sh2->dev[i].flags) -> wake_up_bit(sh2->dev[i].flags) raid5_make_request() -> add_all_stripe_bios(sh2) -> lock(sh2) -> stripe_bio_overlaps(sh2) returns true batch_head is NULL, so new bio overlap exist bio on sh2 -> true -> set_bit(R5_Overlap, sh2->dev[i].flags) -> unlock(sh2) -> wait_on_bit(sh2->dev[i].flags) -> sh2->dev[i].flags = sh1->dev[i].flags & ~R5_Overlap

No wait_up_bit(), CPU2 could be wait_on_bit() forever...

Fix by :

• Expand the protect zone.
• Use batch_head's device flag's snaphot when no held head_sh->stripe_lock.
• Move sh/head_sh->batch_head = NULL to the end of protected zone , and , any concurrent add_all_stripe_bios() grabs sh->stripe_lock now either:
  • see batch_head != null, and , is rejected by stripe_bio_overlaps() under the lock (no R5_Overlap wait ) , or ,
  • sees batch_head == NULL, only after dev[i].flags has already been set and the prior R5_Overlap waiters worken.

KCSAN report:

BUG: KCSAN: data-race in break_stripe_batch_list / raid5_make_request

write (marked) to 0xffff8e89c8117548 of 8 bytes by task 4042 on cpu 0: raid5_make_request+0xea0/0x2930 md_handle_request+0x4a2/0xa40 md_submit_bio+0x109/0x1a0 __submit_bio+0x2ec/0x390 submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x457/0x710 submit_bio_noacct+0x2a7/0xc20 submit_bio+0x56/0x250 blkdev_direct_IO+0x54c/0xda0 blkdev_write_iter+0x38f/0x570 aio_write+0x22b/0x490 io_submit_one+0xa51/0xf70 __x64_sys_io_submit+0xf7/0x220 x64_sys_call+0x1907/0x1c60 do_syscall_64+0x130/0x570 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

read to 0xffff8e89c8117548 of 8 bytes by task 4010 on cpu 5: break_stripe_batch_list+0x249/0x480 handle_stripe_clean_event+0x720/0x9b0 handle_stripe+0x32fb/0x4500 handle_active_stripes.isra.0+0x6e0/0xa50 raid5d+0x7e0/0xba0 md_thread+0x15a/0x2d0 kthread+0x1e3/0x220 ret_from_fork+0x37a/0x410 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

value changed: 0x0000000000000019 -> 0x0000000000000099 --> R5_Overlap

Affected

• Linux >= fb642b92c267beeefd352af9bc461eac93a7552c < 8031b0d02bd221a5f9add4357e291fc2a527b83a
• Linux >= fb642b92c267beeefd352af9bc461eac93a7552c < 4d919c9b770996365806b6c8d701912d52baa306
• Linux >= fb642b92c267beeefd352af9bc461eac93a7552c < d684b72dfbd320623ccaab0779aa841190488e7c
• Linux >= fb642b92c267beeefd352af9bc461eac93a7552c < 55b77337bdd088c77461588e5ec094421b89911b
• Linux 4.1

Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.