eCryptfs: Prevent file create race condition

The file creation path prematurely called d_instantiate() and
unlock_new_inode() before the eCryptfs inode info was fully
allocated and initialized and before the eCryptfs metadata was written
to the lower file.

This could result in race conditions in subsequent file and inode
operations leading to unexpected error conditions or a null pointer
dereference while attempting to use the unallocated memory.

https://launchpad.net/bugs/813146

Signed-off-by: Tyler Hicks <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]

fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c

@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_set_default_crypt_stat_vals(
 
 /**
  * ecryptfs_new_file_context
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry
+ * @ecryptfs_inode: The eCryptfs inode
  *
  * If the crypto context for the file has not yet been established,
  * this is where we do that.  Establishing a new crypto context
@@ -984,13 +984,13 @@ static void ecryptfs_set_default_crypt_stat_vals(
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero otherwise
  */
-int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
-	    &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+	    &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat =
 	    &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
-		    ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
+		    ecryptfs_inode->i_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
 	int cipher_name_len;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1299,12 +1299,12 @@ static int ecryptfs_write_headers_virt(char *page_virt, size_t max,
 }
 
 static int
-ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode,
 				    char *virt, size_t virt_len)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_lower(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode, virt,
+	rc = ecryptfs_write_lower(ecryptfs_inode, virt,
 				  0, virt_len);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to write header "
@@ -1338,7 +1338,8 @@ static unsigned long ecryptfs_get_zeroed_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask,
 
 /**
  * ecryptfs_write_metadata
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry
+ * @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry, which should be negative
+ * @ecryptfs_inode: The newly created eCryptfs inode
  *
  * Write the file headers out.  This will likely involve a userspace
  * callout, in which the session key is encrypted with one or more
@@ -1348,10 +1349,11 @@ static unsigned long ecryptfs_get_zeroed_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask,
  *
  * Returns zero on success; non-zero on error
  */
-int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+			    struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
-		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	unsigned int order;
 	char *virt;
 	size_t virt_len;
@@ -1391,7 +1393,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 		rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_xattr(ecryptfs_dentry, virt,
 						      size);
 	else
-		rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(ecryptfs_dentry, virt,
+		rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents(ecryptfs_inode, virt,
 							 virt_len);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error writing metadata out to lower file; "

fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h

@@ -584,9 +584,10 @@ int ecryptfs_init_crypt_ctx(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat);
 int ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 int ecryptfs_encrypt_page(struct page *page);
 int ecryptfs_decrypt_page(struct page *page);
-int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+			    struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 int ecryptfs_read_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
-int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+int ecryptfs_new_file_context(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode);
 void ecryptfs_write_crypt_stat_flags(char *page_virt,
 				     struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
 				     size_t *written);

fs/ecryptfs/inode.c

@@ -172,43 +172,43 @@ ecryptfs_create_underlying_file(struct inode *lower_dir_inode,
  * it. It will also update the eCryptfs directory inode to mimic the
  * stat of the lower directory inode.
  *
- * Returns zero on success; non-zero on error condition
+ * Returns the new eCryptfs inode on success; an ERR_PTR on error condition
  */
-static int
+static struct inode *
 ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
 		   struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry, int mode)
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct dentry *lower_dentry;
 	struct dentry *lower_dir_dentry;
+	struct inode *inode;
 
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	lower_dir_dentry = lock_parent(lower_dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(lower_dir_dentry)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error locking directory of "
 				"dentry\n");
-		rc = PTR_ERR(lower_dir_dentry);
+		inode = ERR_CAST(lower_dir_dentry);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	rc = ecryptfs_create_underlying_file(lower_dir_dentry->d_inode,
 					     ecryptfs_dentry, mode);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failure to create dentry in lower fs; "
 		       "rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
+		inode = ERR_PTR(rc);
 		goto out_lock;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_interpose(lower_dentry, ecryptfs_dentry,
-				directory_inode->i_sb);
-	if (rc) {
-		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Failure in ecryptfs_interpose\n");
+	inode = __ecryptfs_get_inode(lower_dentry->d_inode,
+				     directory_inode->i_sb);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		goto out_lock;
-	}
 	fsstack_copy_attr_times(directory_inode, lower_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 	fsstack_copy_inode_size(directory_inode, lower_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 out_lock:
 	unlock_dir(lower_dir_dentry);
 out:
-	return rc;
+	return inode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -219,37 +219,37 @@ ecryptfs_do_create(struct inode *directory_inode,
  *
  * Returns zero on success
  */
-static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
+static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
+				    struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat =
-		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode)->crypt_stat;
+		&ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISDIR(ecryptfs_inode->i_mode)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "This is a directory\n");
 		crypt_stat->flags &= ~(ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Initializing crypto context\n");
-	rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_dentry);
+	rc = ecryptfs_new_file_context(ecryptfs_inode);
 	if (rc) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Error creating new file "
 				"context; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry,
-				     ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+	rc = ecryptfs_get_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error attempting to initialize "
 			"the lower file for the dentry with name "
 			"[%s]; rc = [%d]\n", __func__,
 			ecryptfs_dentry->d_name.name, rc);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata(ecryptfs_dentry);
+	rc = ecryptfs_write_metadata(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
 	if (rc)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
-	ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
+	ecryptfs_put_lower_file(ecryptfs_inode);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -269,18 +269,28 @@ static int
 ecryptfs_create(struct inode *directory_inode, struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
 		int mode, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+	struct inode *ecryptfs_inode;
 	int rc;
 
-	/* ecryptfs_do_create() calls ecryptfs_interpose() */
-	rc = ecryptfs_do_create(directory_inode, ecryptfs_dentry, mode);
-	if (unlikely(rc)) {
+	ecryptfs_inode = ecryptfs_do_create(directory_inode, ecryptfs_dentry,
+					    mode);
+	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(ecryptfs_inode))) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Failed to create file in"
 				"lower filesystem\n");
+		rc = PTR_ERR(ecryptfs_inode);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/* At this point, a file exists on "disk"; we need to make sure
 	 * that this on disk file is prepared to be an ecryptfs file */
-	rc = ecryptfs_initialize_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
+	rc = ecryptfs_initialize_file(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
+	if (rc) {
+		drop_nlink(ecryptfs_inode);
+		unlock_new_inode(ecryptfs_inode);
+		iput(ecryptfs_inode);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	d_instantiate(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(ecryptfs_inode);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }