From 2c6dc792538260a8087ac5b22c31b3b8e47c85d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norbert Szetei Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] landlock: Fix use-after-free of the source's parent directory MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit current_check_refer_path() reads old_dentry->d_parent without holding a reference nor a lock on it, and then dereferences it in collect_domain_accesses() and in the audit record. A reference on a child does not pin its parent: __d_move() reassigns dentry->d_parent and drops the reference the child held on its former parent. hook_path_rename() is not affected because the rename path calls lock_rename() before the hook, so the source cannot be reparented under it. hook_path_link() has no such protection: filename_linkat() holds a reference on the source dentry but neither locks nor references its parent, so a concurrent rename(2) can reparent the source while security_path_link() runs, and the former parent can then be removed and freed while the hook walks it. A process can trigger this after entering a Landlock domain that handles at least one filesystem access right. The process can then race a linkat(2) loop against rename(2) and rmdir(2): BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in collect_domain_accesses+0x278/0x290 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888160bd53f4 by task llrepro2/549 collect_domain_accesses+0x278/0x290 current_check_refer_path+0x952/0x1120 security_path_link+0x1be/0x320 filename_linkat+0x342/0x6d0 __x64_sys_linkat+0xfa/0x150 Freed by task 562: kmem_cache_free+0x139/0x4c0 i_callback+0x4b/0x80 rcu_core+0x7dc/0x10a0 Take a reference on the dentry selected as the source parent, using dget() for the common-mount-root case and dget_parent() otherwise. Release it after the hierarchy walk and synchronous audit logging. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: b91c3e4ea756 ("landlock: Add support for file reparenting with LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_REFER") Signed-off-by: Norbert Szetei Reviewed-by: Günther Noack Tested-by: Günther Noack Link: https://patch.msgid.link/E9CDD9E6-E960-4DE2-B1AC-5667D52ABB3E@doyensec.com [mic: Clarify the caller, reachability, and reference handling] Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün --- security/landlock/fs.c | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c index 30aa6ce13590..330a1871bf94 100644 --- a/security/landlock/fs.c +++ b/security/landlock/fs.c @@ -1298,11 +1298,12 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry, /* * old_dentry may be the root of the common mount point and * !IS_ROOT(old_dentry) at the same time (e.g. with open_tree() and - * OPEN_TREE_CLONE). We do not need to call dget(old_parent) because - * we keep a reference to old_dentry. + * OPEN_TREE_CLONE). Pin the dentry used as old_parent in either case. + * Otherwise, dget_parent() safely fetches and pins the current parent + * against a concurrent rename(2). */ - old_parent = (old_dentry == mnt_dir.dentry) ? old_dentry : - old_dentry->d_parent; + old_parent = (old_dentry == mnt_dir.dentry) ? dget(old_dentry) : + dget_parent(old_dentry); /* new_dir->dentry is equal to new_dentry->d_parent */ allow_parent1 = collect_domain_accesses(subject->domain, mnt_dir.dentry, @@ -1311,8 +1312,10 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry, allow_parent2 = collect_domain_accesses(subject->domain, mnt_dir.dentry, new_dir->dentry, &layer_masks_parent2); - if (allow_parent1 && allow_parent2) + if (allow_parent1 && allow_parent2) { + dput(old_parent); return 0; + } /* * To be able to compare source and destination domain access rights, @@ -1324,8 +1327,10 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry, subject->domain, &mnt_dir, access_request_parent1, &layer_masks_parent1, &request1, old_dentry, access_request_parent2, &layer_masks_parent2, &request2, - exchange ? new_dentry : NULL)) + exchange ? new_dentry : NULL)) { + dput(old_parent); return 0; + } if (request1.access) { request1.audit.u.path.dentry = old_parent; @@ -1335,6 +1340,7 @@ static int current_check_refer_path(struct dentry *const old_dentry, request2.audit.u.path.dentry = new_dir->dentry; landlock_log_denial(subject, &request2); } + dput(old_parent); /* * This prioritizes EACCES over EXDEV for all actions, including