smbfs_strategy silently drops async buffer IO returning success without doing work
Summary
smbfs_vnops.c:804-806 if(bio->bio_flags & BIO_SYNC) error=smbfs_doio(...). Buffers WITHOUT BIO_SYNC (common async write-behind/read-ahead) fall through both conditionals error stays 0 return success. smbfs_doio never invoked biodone never called for async buffers. Buffer cache treats silent 0 as success. Hot IO paths bypass strategy via getpages/putpages so likely dormant. If reached: async write silently lost (data not pushed to server) async read returns uninitialized page-cache contents. Fix: always call smbfs_doio or return EOPNOTSUPP for async.
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PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-0837 · 2 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fix.diff | suggested-fix | git-apply-able fix for the cited path | 302 B | view raw |
| VERDICT.md | verdict | source-confirmation narrative | 986 B | ↓ raw |
DF-0837 source-confirmation
Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-confirmed)
Impact: none Confidence: likely
Kernel ref: sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c:806
Mechanism
smbfs_strategy silently returns success for async buffers, never calls smbfs_doio
Confirmation method
Source-trace confirmed the cited code path matches the finding (exact line/condition
verified against sys/). Runtime PoC not exercised for this source-only Low-severity
item; confirmation is by code inspection.
Recommended fix
See fix.diff in this folder (git-apply-able unified diff).
Phase 8 (combined build)
All 64 fixes were batched into one combined patch
(../_batch/combined_64.patch) and applied to in-guest /usr/src. A single
make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC completed rc=0 with 0 errors under
-Werror (../_batch/fix_build.log, 35374 lines). The GENERIC kernel + all modules
(drm, firewire, usb, netgraph, smbfs, fuse, crypto, vm, pmap) compiled clean.
Fix verification
not_testablenot_testable (source-only): no runtime PoC exercised; fix.diff applies cleanly and the combined single nativekernel build of all 64 fixes completed rc=0 with 0 errors under -Werror (findings/poc/_batch/fix_build.log). Bug source-confirmed in baseline tree. Compile-validation of the fix is the requested Phase-8 deliverable for this batch.
combined build: '=== NK_DONE rc=0 ===' and '>>> Kernel build for X86_64_GENERIC completed on Thu Jul 23 09:17:55 UTC 2026' (0 'error:' lines in 35374-line log).
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Detail
Exploit chain
none (non-corruption / source-only confirmation; no memory-corruption escalation chain developed for this Low-severity item)
Evidence (decisive lines)
source-only: smbfs_strategy silently returns success for async buffers, never calls smbfs_doio @ sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c:806. Combined fix build: '=== NK_DONE rc=0 ===' / 'Kernel build for X86_64_GENERIC completed', 0 errors under -Werror (findings/poc/_batch/fix_build.log).
PoC changes
authored git-apply-able fix.diff targeting the cited line; source-trace verified the vulnerable path. Evidence pack (VERDICT.md, manifest.json, env.txt, fix.diff) in findings/poc/DF-0837/.
Verified recommended fix
call smbfs_doio (or return EOPNOTSUPP) for async buffers, not silent success. matches finding proposal. Full diff in findings/poc/DF-0837/fix.diff.
Verdict
REPRODUCED (source-confirmed). Source-trace confirmed smbfs_strategy silently returns success for async buffers, never calls smbfs_doio at sys/vfs/smbfs/smbfs_vnops.c:806 against the audited sys/ tree; exact line/condition verified.
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