From: Coiby Xu <coiby.xu@gmail.com>
To: kexec@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>,
Baoquan He <baoquan.he@linux.dev>,
Dave Young <ruirui.yang@linux.dev>,
Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH v4 2/9] crash_dump: Disallow writing to dm-crypt configfs during kexec_file_load syscall
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:48:48 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260828084900.1496839-3-coiby.xu@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260828084900.1496839-1-coiby.xu@gmail.com>
If writing to the configfs group happens concurrently during
kexec_file_load syscall, it may lead to the following issues,
- buffer overflow if dm-crypt keys are added after allocation
- stale total_keys if dm-crypt keys are removed during iteration
- keys_header will not be freed if config/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse is
set true
So hold config_keys_subsys.su_mutex for the entire sequence during the
kexec_file_load syscall to ensure a consistent snapshot. To have serial
access to config/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse, use the kexec lock as we also
need to access kexec_crash_image serially.
Fixes: 479e58549b0f ("crash_dump: store dm crypt keys in kdump reserved memory")
Suggested-by: Sourabh Jain <sourabhjain@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <coiby.xu@gmail.com>
---
kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c b/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
index 4335b6cb1fc4..026c7de4ad85 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
#include <linux/configfs.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/sysfs.h>
+#include "kexec_internal.h"
#define KEY_NUM_MAX 128 /* maximum dm crypt keys */
#define KEY_SIZE_MAX 256 /* maximum dm crypt key size */
@@ -296,14 +297,20 @@ static ssize_t config_keys_reuse_store(struct config_item *item,
bool val;
int r;
+ if (!kexec_trylock()) {
+ r = -EBUSY;
+ goto unlock;
+ }
+
+ r = -EINVAL;
if (!kexec_crash_image || !kexec_crash_image->dm_crypt_keys_addr) {
kexec_dprintk(
"dm-crypt keys haven't be saved to crash-reserved memory\n");
- return -EINVAL;
+ goto unlock;
}
if (kstrtobool(page, &val) || !val)
- return -EINVAL;
+ goto unlock;
if (is_dm_key_reused) {
pr_info("Already got dm-crypt keys, please continue with kexec_file_load syscall\n");
@@ -311,12 +318,15 @@ static ssize_t config_keys_reuse_store(struct config_item *item,
r = get_keys_from_kdump_reserved_memory();
if (r) {
pr_warn("Failed to get dm-crypt keys from reserved memory\n");
- return r;
+ goto unlock;
}
is_dm_key_reused = true;
}
- return count;
+ r = count;
+unlock:
+ kexec_unlock();
+ return r;
}
CONFIGFS_ATTR(config_keys_, reuse);
@@ -421,6 +431,8 @@ static int build_keys_header(void)
return 0;
}
+static bool mutex_acquired;
+
int crash_load_dm_crypt_keys(struct kimage *image)
{
struct kexec_buf kbuf = {
@@ -432,6 +444,9 @@ int crash_load_dm_crypt_keys(struct kimage *image)
};
int r = 0;
+ mutex_lock(&config_keys_subsys.su_mutex);
+ mutex_acquired = true;
+
if (key_count <= 0) {
kexec_dprintk("No dm-crypt keys\n");
return 0;
@@ -481,6 +496,11 @@ void kexec_file_post_load_cleanup_dm_crypt(struct kimage *image)
kfree_sensitive(keys_header);
keys_header = NULL;
}
+
+ if (mutex_acquired) {
+ mutex_unlock(&config_keys_subsys.su_mutex);
+ mutex_acquired = false;
+ }
}
static int __init configfs_dmcrypt_keys_init(void)
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-28 8:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20260828084900.1496839-1-coiby.xu@gmail.com>
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] crash_dump: Fix potential double free and UAF of keys_header Coiby Xu
2026-08-30 6:30 ` Sourabh Jain
2026-08-31 13:39 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-30 7:07 ` Sourabh Jain
2026-09-09 0:31 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-31 7:39 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-08-31 13:44 ` Coiby Xu
2026-09-01 1:36 ` Jinjie Ruan
2026-09-02 12:53 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` Coiby Xu [this message]
2026-08-29 7:02 ` [PATCH v4 2/9] crash_dump: Disallow writing to dm-crypt configfs during kexec_file_load syscall Sourabh Jain
2026-08-29 12:17 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-30 5:37 ` Sourabh Jain
2026-09-06 12:18 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 3/9] crash_dump: Read the number of dm-crypt keys from reserved memory Coiby Xu
2026-08-30 7:19 ` Sourabh Jain
2026-08-31 13:45 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 4/9] crash_dump: Free temporary dm-crypt keys_header buffer in kdump kernel Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 5/9] crash_dump: Only use kexec_dprintk during the kexec_file_load syscall Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 6/9] crash_dump: Improve readability of config_keys_restore_store Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 7/9] crash_dump: Check the function return codes in restore_dm_crypt_keys_to_thread_keyring Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 8/9] crash_dump: Disallow configfs/crash_dm_crypt_key/reuse if crash hotplug supported Coiby Xu
2026-08-30 7:58 ` Sourabh Jain
2026-08-31 13:34 ` Coiby Xu
2026-08-28 8:48 ` [PATCH v4 9/9] Documentation: kdump: Add arm64 and ppc64le to encrypted dump target support list Coiby Xu
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