DF-5183 / verdict.json
{ "finding_id": "DF-5183", "status": "reproduced", "verdict": "REPRODUCED deterministically on the QEMU guest (same lwqdemo.ko as DF-5182): tsleep(timo=(int)MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT) with NO waker returned EWOULDBLOCK (rv=35) after 2 ticks - the infinite timeout that wait_on_bit() (linux_wait.c:141-144) passes truncates from (unsigned long)LONG_MAX to int -1, and _callout_setup_quick() clamps the negative expiry to a next-tick callout, so every infinite wait_on_bit() is actually a 1 Hz polling loop. wait_on_bit_timeout(MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT) on a set bit exited only when the bit was cleared 5s later (rv=0, 396 ticks), confirming poll-driven exit. The mode-as-flags half (TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE=1 never maps to PCATCH=0x100, so interruptible waits are silently unkillable; low bits land in PWAKEUP_CPUMASK) is source-certain but not runtime-demonstrable from a KLD (kernel threads take no signals); latent because in-tree callers pass TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE only.", "reproduced": true, "impact": "dos", "confidence": "certain", "exploit_chain": "kernel-internal (drm drivers via linux/wait_bit.h; i915 reset paths are active callers). Consequences: unkillable TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE waits for any future caller; 1 Hz timer-fire + context-switch per infinite waiter (CPU cost, and it masks stranded waiters); no unprivileged direct trigger on this guest (no drm device).", "evidence": "run.log LWQ-F3 lines (two boots, identical); VERDICT.md source chain; kern_timeout.c:971-972 clamp; kern_synch.c:512 int timo.", "kernel_refs": [ "sys/dev/drm/linux_wait.c:105", "sys/dev/drm/linux_wait.c:118", "sys/dev/drm/linux_wait.c:141", "sys/dev/drm/linux_wait.c:143", "sys/dev/drm/include/linux/sched.h:72", "sys/sys/param.h:324", "sys/kern/kern_timeout.c:971" ], "poc_changes": "No seed; experiment added to the DF-5182 module (deterministic tsleep-level probe + a wait_on_bit_timeout-level confirmation).", "attempts": 2, "guest_uname": "DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul 2 06:02:54 UTC 2026 root@dfbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X86_64_GENERIC x86_64", "runtime_sec": 480, "guest_dirty": 0, "build_cmd": "cd /root/lwqdemo && make SYSDIR=/usr/src/sys (build.log, rc=0)", "run_cmd": "kldload ./lwqdemo.ko && sleep 8 && dmesg | grep LWQ-F3 (run.log)", "code_hash": "1978c8c3c8887476ea99e9125e41040d68b2484aa4895ca87ab0ad09d9850632", "notes": "Distinct root causes from DF-2181 (absolute-vs-relative expiry test) and DF-2182 (missing interlock) at the same call site: this covers the mode->flags mapping and the unsigned-long->int timeout truncation. Also corrects the DF-2182 record: a wait_on_bit() waiter polls at 1 Hz rather than sleeping forever.", "recommended_fix": "Translate mode to PCATCH and clamp timeout >= INT_MAX / == MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT to timo=0 before calling tsleep() in wait_on_bit_timeout().", "fix_status": "not_tested", "fix_baseline_reproduced": true, "fix_patched_reproduced": false, "fix_verdict": "fix.diff authored (mode->PCATCH translation + timeout clamp); not kernel-rebuild-validated (Low-severity mechanical change).", "fix_evidence": "fix.diff in this pack" } |