🇰🇷 한글 설명
Linux 커널의 hisilicon dmaengine 드라이버에서 데이터 경합(Data Race)으로 인해 발생하는 취약점입니다. 여러 스레드가 DMA 채널의 디스크립터를 동시에 수정할 수 있어 시스템이 멈추거나 커널 패닉(Oops)이 발생할 수 있습니다.
💡 쉬운 설명
여러 작업이 동시에 하나의 통로(DMA 채널)를 사용하려고 할 때, 정보가 서로 엉켜서 컴퓨터 시스템이 갑자기 멈추거나 오류를 일으키는 문제입니다. 마치 여러 사람이 한 장의 서류를 동시에 고치려다 내용이 엉망이 되어 업무가 마비되는 것과 같습니다.
🇺🇸 원문 (English)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: hisilicon: Add multi-thread support for a DMA channel
When we get a DMA channel and try to use it in multiple threads it
will cause oops and hanging the system.
% echo 100 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/threads_per_chan
% echo 100 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/iterations
% echo 1 > /sys/module/dmatest/parameters/run
[383493.327077] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address dead000000000108
[383493.335103] Mem abort info:
[383493.335103] ESR = 0x96000044
[383493.335105] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
[383493.335107] SET = 0, FnV = 0
[383493.335108] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
[383493.335109] FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
[383493.335110] Data abort info:
[383493.335111] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000044
[383493.364739] CM = 0, WnR = 1
[383493.367793] [dead000000000108] address between user and kernel
address ranges
[383493.375021] Internal error: Oops: 96000044 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[383493.437574] CPU: 63 PID: 27895 Comm: dma0chan0-copy2 Kdump:
loaded Tainted: GO 5.17.0-rc4+ #2
[383493.457851] pstate: 204000c9 (nzCv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT
-SSBS BTYPE=--)
[383493.465331] pc : vchan_tx_submit+0x64/0xa0
[383493.469957] lr : vchan_tx_submit+0x34/0xa0
This occurs because the transmission timed out, and that's due
to data race. Each thread rewrite channels's descriptor as soon as
device_issue_pending is called. It leads to the situation that
the driver thinks that it uses the right descriptor in interrupt
handler while channels's descriptor has been changed by other
thread. The descriptor which in fact reported interrupt will not
be handled any more, as well as its tx->callback.
That's why timeout reports.
With current fixes channels' descriptor changes it's value only
when it has been used. A new descriptor is acquired from
vc->desc_issued queue that is already filled with descriptors
that are ready to be sent. Threads have no direct access to DMA
channel descriptor. In case of channel's descriptor is busy, try
to submit to HW again when a descriptor is completed. In this case,
vc->desc_issued may be empty when hisi_dma_start_transfer is called,
so delete error reporting on this. Now it is just possible to queue
a descriptor for further processing.
📍 영향받는 시스템
Linux kernel (specifically hisilicon dmaengine driver, version 5.17.0-rc4 and potentially earlier)
⚔️ 공격 벡터
로컬 공격자가 멀티스레드 환경에서 DMA 채널을 반복적으로 호출하여 데이터 경합을 유도함으로써 시스템 중단 유발
🛡️ 대응 방법
Linux 커널을 최신 보안 패치가 적용된 버전으로 업데이트하여 DMA 채널 디스크립터 접근 제어 로직을 수정해야 함
🔧 검증 코드
현재 실행 중인 커널 버전을 확인하여 취약점이 해결된 패치 버전인지 확인합니다.