From: Vasileios Almpanis <vasilisalmpanis@gmail.com>
To: Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@kernel.org>
Cc: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>,
Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org,
syzbot+6b16e3d085833cbf3e25@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] configfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:30:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260730093435.195441-3-vasilisalmpanis@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260730093435.195441-1-vasilisalmpanis@gmail.com>
configfs_get_config_item() treats a hashed dentry as proof that
sd->s_element is a live config_item. configfs_rmdir() breaks that:
simple_rmdir() leaves the dentry hashed, the last reference to the item is
dropped right after, and the dentry is only unhashed by d_delete() once
->rmdir() has returned. configfs_symlink() resolves its target holding no
lock on it, so get_target() can land in that window:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in config_item_get+0x26/0x90
get_target fs/configfs/symlink.c:128 [inline]
configfs_symlink+0x4ab/0x1030 fs/configfs/symlink.c:185
Unhash in configfs_remove_dir(), while the item is still guaranteed to be
there. A reference obtained just before that stays harmless, as
create_link() rechecks CONFIGFS_USET_DROPPING, already set by
configfs_detach_prep(). Both configfs_unregister_subsystem() paths
d_drop() after detaching, so this only makes rmdir match them.
Reported-by: syzbot+6b16e3d085833cbf3e25@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6b16e3d085833cbf3e25
Fixes: 7063fbf22611 ("[PATCH] configfs: User-driven configuration filesystem")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Vasileios Almpanis <vasilisalmpanis@gmail.com>
---
fs/configfs/dir.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 3c88f13f1ca2..eda80c2a2d38 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -416,6 +416,15 @@ static void configfs_remove_dir(struct dentry *d)
if (d_really_is_positive(d)) {
if (unlikely(simple_rmdir(d_inode(parent), d)))
pr_warn("remove_dir (%pd): attributes remain", d);
+ else
+ /*
+ * configfs_get_config_item() takes a hashed dentry as
+ * proof that ->s_element is still alive. Our caller
+ * is about to drop the last reference to the item and
+ * the VFS will not unhash until after we return, so
+ * unhash it here.
+ */
+ d_drop(d);
}
pr_debug(" o %pd removing done (%d)\n", d, d_count(d));
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-30 9:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-30 9:30 [PATCH 0/2] configfs: fix use-after-free of symlink target racing with rmdir Vasileios Almpanis
2026-07-30 9:30 ` [PATCH 1/2] configfs: pin the symlink target's dirent instead of chasing ->ci_dentry Vasileios Almpanis
2026-07-30 9:30 ` Vasileios Almpanis [this message]
2026-07-31 9:29 ` [PATCH 2/2] configfs: unhash the dentry before dropping the item in rmdir Breno Leitao
2026-07-31 9:55 ` Vasileios Almpanis
2026-08-12 7:00 ` [PATCH 0/2] configfs: fix use-after-free of symlink target racing with rmdir Vasileios Almpanis
2026-08-26 9:17 ` Breno Leitao
2026-08-26 9:16 ` Breno Leitao
2026-08-26 9:38 ` Breno Leitao
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