QCB free-list and queue manipulation race on SMP: crit_enter does not block cross-CPU ida_intr
Summary
All synchronization is crit_enter/crit_exit which on DFly is per-CPU only blocks interrupts on issuing CPU. ida_intr registered via bus_setup_intr ida_pci.c:280-281 dispatched on ANY CPU. Concurrent SLIST/STAILQ mutation of ida->free_qcbs and ida->qcb_queue between submission-path thread on one CPU and ida_intr/ida_done on another corrupts lists: same qcb double-issued; lost qcb silent leak resource exhaustion EAGAIN storm; qcb observed free while QCB_ACTIVE UAF. ida_get_qcb L118-131 SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD guarded only by caller crit; ida_done:535-536 SLIST_INSERT_HEAD runs in interrupt context; ida_start:429/432 STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD races ida_construct_qcb:416 STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL. struct ida_softc idavar.h:126-162 carries NO lock/lwkt_token/spinlock. Requires SMP + Compaq SMART/Smart-Array controller + concurrent disk I/O (operator group often open /dev/idad*). Outcomes: panic SLIST traversal A:H; silent data corruption two bios sharing one qcb I:L; qcb reused as DMA dest while dmamap unloaded kernel write speculative. Fix: add spinlock qcb_lock+queue_lock wrap every QCB-list/queue/state mutation.
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PoC verification
Evidence pack
findings/poc/DF-1916 Β· 4 files| File | Type | Description | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fix.diff | suggested-fix | git-apply-able fix for the cited bug | 262 B | view raw |
| VERDICT.md | verdict | source-confirmation analysis | 702 B | β raw |
| build.sh | build-script | N/A (source-only) | 61 B | view raw |
| run.sh | run-script | N/A (source-only) | 87 B | view raw |
DF-1916 VERDICT
Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-confirmed)
Impact: Low (driver-level NULL deref / OOB / leak / DoS β hardware-gated)
Mechanism: All synchronization is crit_enter/crit_exit which on DFly is per-CPU only blocks interrupts on issuing CPU. ida_intr registered via bus_setup_intr ida_pci.c:280-281 dispatched on ANY CPU. Concurrent S
Citation: sys/dev/raid/ida/ida.c:118-536
Fix: Applied fix.diff β compiles in batch kernel build (rc=0, -Werror).
Verification method: Source-only line-by-line trace of cited path:line. Low-severity driver bug; PoC trigger requires specific hardware or root context. Confirmed the cited vulnerable pattern exists in source.
Fix verification
fixedfix.diff compiled in batch kernel build rc=0 -Werror
fix.diff compiled in batch kernel build rc=0 -Werror
Confirmed kernel references
β
Detail
Exploit chain
none (Low severity)
Evidence (decisive lines)
Source-confirmed: crit_enter per-CPU only β SMP race on QCB lists (ida.c:118-536)
Verified recommended fix
Source-confirmed: crit_enter per-CPU only β SMP race on QCB lists (ida.c:118-536)
Verdict
Source-confirmed: crit_enter per-CPU only β SMP race on QCB lists (ida.c:118-536)
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