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authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2026-07-24 16:21:27 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2026-07-24 16:21:27 +0200
commit8f9aa2c90530ab92301a82231ae44f3722becd93 (patch)
treefb282e955b0a880b07131a135257fe3ec764e928 /kernel/time
parent93467b31bec6da512b51544e5e4584f2745e995e (diff)
parent155b42bec9cbb6b8cdc47dd9bd09503a81fbe493 (diff)
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/time')
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/alarmtimer.c8
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c187
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/posix-timers.c6
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/posix-timers.h4
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/tick-sched.c11
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/time.c2
-rw-r--r--kernel/time/timer_migration.h18
7 files changed, 150 insertions, 86 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
index 6e173d70d825..c9aac73ba97a 100644
--- a/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
@@ -512,8 +512,6 @@ static enum alarmtimer_type clock2alarm(clockid_t clockid)
* @now: time at the timer expiration
*
* Posix timer callback for expired alarm timers.
- *
- * Return: whether the timer is to be restarted
*/
static void alarm_handle_timer(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t now)
{
@@ -527,12 +525,13 @@ static void alarm_handle_timer(struct alarm *alarm, ktime_t now)
* alarm_timer_rearm - Posix timer callback for rearming timer
* @timr: Pointer to the posixtimer data struct
*/
-static void alarm_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
+static bool alarm_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
{
struct alarm *alarm = &timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer;
timr->it_overrun += alarm_forward_now(alarm, timr->it_interval);
alarm_start(alarm, alarm->node.expires);
+ return true;
}
/**
@@ -588,7 +587,7 @@ static void alarm_timer_wait_running(struct k_itimer *timr)
* @absolute: Expiry value is absolute time
* @sigev_none: Posix timer does not deliver signals
*/
-static void alarm_timer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
+static bool alarm_timer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
bool absolute, bool sigev_none)
{
struct alarm *alarm = &timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer;
@@ -600,6 +599,7 @@ static void alarm_timer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
alarm->node.expires = expires;
else
alarm_start(&timr->it.alarm.alarmtimer, expires);
+ return true;
}
/**
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
index 6f3ddb2b1f46..a7d3e8229c4b 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
#include "posix-timers.h"
-static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer);
+static bool posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer);
void posix_cputimers_group_init(struct posix_cputimers *pct, u64 cpu_limit)
{
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void posix_cputimers_group_init(struct posix_cputimers *pct, u64 cpu_limit)
*/
int update_rlimit_cpu(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long rlim_new)
{
- u64 nsecs = rlim_new * NSEC_PER_SEC;
+ u64 nsecs = (u64)rlim_new * NSEC_PER_SEC;
unsigned long irq_fl;
if (!lock_task_sighand(task, &irq_fl))
@@ -461,6 +461,109 @@ static void disarm_timer(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p)
trigger_base_recalc_expires(timer, p);
}
+/*
+ * Lookup the task via timer->it.cpu.pid and attempt to lock the task's sighand.
+ *
+ * This can race with the reaping of the task:
+ *
+ * CPU0 CPU1
+ *
+ * // Finds task
+ * p = pid_task(pid, pid_type); __exit_signal(p)
+ * lock(p, sighand);
+ * posix_cpu_timers*_exit();
+ * sighand = lock_task_sighand(p); unhash_task(p);
+ * p->sighand = NULL;
+ * unlock(sighand);
+ *
+ * In this case sighand is NULL, which means the task and the associated timer
+ * queue cannot be longer accessed safely.
+ *
+ * __exit_signal() invokes posix_cpu_timers_exit() and if the thread group is
+ * dead it also invokes posix_cpu_timers_group_exit(). These functions delete
+ * all pending timers from the related timer queues. The POSIX timers (k_itimer)
+ * themself are still accessible, but not longer connected to the task.
+ *
+ * exec() works slightly differently. The task which exec()'s terminates all
+ * other threads in the thread group and runs __exit_signal() on them. As the
+ * thread group is not dead they only clean up the per task timers via
+ * posix_cpu_timers_exit().
+ *
+ * As the TGID on exec() stays the same per process timers stay queued, if they
+ * are armed. This works without a problem when exec() is done by the thread
+ * group leader. If a non-leader thread exec()'s this can end up in the
+ * following scenario:
+ *
+ * CPU0 CPU1
+ * // Returns old leader
+ * p = pid_task(pid, pid_type); de_thread()
+ * switch_leader()
+ * release_task(old leader)
+ * __exit_signal()
+ * old_leader->sighand = NULL;
+ * // Returns NULL
+ * sighand = lock_task_sighand(p)
+ *
+ * That's problematic for several functions:
+ *
+ * - posix_cpu_timer_del(): If the timer is still enqueued on the task the
+ * underlying k_itimer will be freed which results in a UAF in
+ * run_posix_cpu_timers() or on timerqueue related add/delete operations.
+ * If the timer is not enqueued, the failure is harmless
+ *
+ * - posix_cpu_timer_set(): Independent of the enqueued state that results in a
+ * transient failure which is user space visible (-ESRCH) for regular posix
+ * timers. But for the use case in do_cpu_nanosleep() it's the same UAF
+ * problem just that the timer is allocated on the stack.
+ *
+ * - posix_cpu_timer_rearm(): Timer is not enqueued at that point, but this
+ * silently ignores the rearm request, which is a functional problem as the
+ * timer wont expire anymore.
+ */
+static struct task_struct *timer_lock_sighand(struct k_itimer *timer, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+ enum pid_type type = clock_pid_type(timer->it_clock);
+ struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
+
+ guard(rcu)();
+
+ for (;;) {
+ struct task_struct *t = pid_task(timer->it.cpu.pid, type);
+
+ /* Fail if the task cannot be found. */
+ if (!t)
+ break;
+
+ /* Try to lock the task's sighand */
+ if (lock_task_sighand(t, flags))
+ return t;
+
+ /*
+ * The next PID lookup might either fail or return the new
+ * leader. This is correct for both exit() and exec().
+ */
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If the timer is still enqueued, warn. There is nothing safe to do
+ * here as there might be two timers in there which are removed in
+ * parallel and that will cause more damage than good. This should never
+ * happen!
+ *
+ * Ensure that the stores to the timer and timerqueue are visible:
+ *
+ * __exit_signal()
+ * posix_cpu_timers*_exit()
+ * write_seqlock(seqlock)
+ * smp_wmb(); <-------
+ * __unhash_process() | !pid_task()
+ * ----> smp_rmb();
+ * WARN_ON_ONCE(...)
+ */
+ smp_rmb();
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(ctmr->head || timerqueue_node_queued(&ctmr->node));
+ return NULL;
+}
/*
* Clean up a CPU-clock timer that is about to be destroyed.
@@ -470,29 +573,13 @@ static void disarm_timer(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p)
*/
static int posix_cpu_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timer)
{
- struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
- struct sighand_struct *sighand;
struct task_struct *p;
unsigned long flags;
int ret = 0;
- rcu_read_lock();
- p = cpu_timer_task_rcu(timer);
- if (!p)
- goto out;
+ p = timer_lock_sighand(timer, &flags);
- /*
- * Protect against sighand release/switch in exit/exec and process/
- * thread timer list entry concurrent read/writes.
- */
- sighand = lock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
- if (unlikely(sighand == NULL)) {
- /*
- * This raced with the reaping of the task. The exit cleanup
- * should have removed this timer from the timer queue.
- */
- WARN_ON_ONCE(ctmr->head || timerqueue_node_queued(&ctmr->node));
- } else {
+ if (likely(p)) {
if (timer->it.cpu.firing) {
/*
* Prevent signal delivery. The timer cannot be dequeued
@@ -508,11 +595,8 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_del(struct k_itimer *timer)
unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
}
-out:
- rcu_read_unlock();
-
if (!ret) {
- put_pid(ctmr->pid);
+ put_pid(timer->it.cpu.pid);
timer->it_status = POSIX_TIMER_DISARMED;
}
return ret;
@@ -626,21 +710,17 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
clockid_t clkid = CPUCLOCK_WHICH(timer->it_clock);
struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
u64 old_expires, new_expires, now;
- struct sighand_struct *sighand;
struct task_struct *p;
unsigned long flags;
int ret = 0;
- rcu_read_lock();
- p = cpu_timer_task_rcu(timer);
- if (!p) {
- /*
- * If p has just been reaped, we can no
- * longer get any information about it at all.
- */
- rcu_read_unlock();
+ p = timer_lock_sighand(timer, &flags);
+ /*
+ * If p has just been reaped, we can no longer get any information about
+ * it at all.
+ */
+ if (!p)
return -ESRCH;
- }
/*
* Use the to_ktime conversion because that clamps the maximum
@@ -648,20 +728,6 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
*/
new_expires = ktime_to_ns(timespec64_to_ktime(new->it_value));
- /*
- * Protect against sighand release/switch in exit/exec and p->cpu_timers
- * and p->signal->cpu_timers read/write in arm_timer()
- */
- sighand = lock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
- /*
- * If p has just been reaped, we can no
- * longer get any information about it at all.
- */
- if (unlikely(sighand == NULL)) {
- rcu_read_unlock();
- return -ESRCH;
- }
-
/* Retrieve the current expiry time before disarming the timer */
old_expires = cpu_timer_getexpires(ctmr);
@@ -698,7 +764,7 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
/* Retry if the timer expiry is running concurrently */
if (unlikely(ret)) {
unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
- goto out;
+ return ret;
}
/* Convert relative expiry time to absolute */
@@ -733,8 +799,6 @@ static int posix_cpu_timer_set(struct k_itimer *timer, int timer_flags,
*/
if (!sigev_none && new_expires && now >= new_expires)
cpu_timer_fire(timer);
-out:
- rcu_read_unlock();
return ret;
}
@@ -1011,24 +1075,20 @@ static void check_process_timers(struct task_struct *tsk,
/*
* This is called from the signal code (via posixtimer_rearm)
* when the last timer signal was delivered and we have to reload the timer.
+ *
+ * Return true unconditionally so the core code assumes the timer to be
+ * armed. Otherwise it would requeue the signal.
*/
-static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
+static bool posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
{
clockid_t clkid = CPUCLOCK_WHICH(timer->it_clock);
struct task_struct *p;
- struct sighand_struct *sighand;
unsigned long flags;
u64 now;
- rcu_read_lock();
- p = cpu_timer_task_rcu(timer);
- if (!p)
- goto out;
-
- /* Protect timer list r/w in arm_timer() */
- sighand = lock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
- if (unlikely(sighand == NULL))
- goto out;
+ p = timer_lock_sighand(timer, &flags);
+ if (unlikely(!p))
+ return true;
/*
* Fetch the current sample and update the timer's expiry time.
@@ -1045,8 +1105,7 @@ static void posix_cpu_timer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timer)
*/
arm_timer(timer, p);
unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
-out:
- rcu_read_unlock();
+ return true;
}
/**
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index 9331e1614124..da04ed42bf82 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -288,12 +288,13 @@ static inline int timer_overrun_to_int(struct k_itimer *timr)
return (int)timr->it_overrun_last;
}
-static void common_hrtimer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
+static bool common_hrtimer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
{
struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
timr->it_overrun += hrtimer_forward_now(timer, timr->it_interval);
hrtimer_restart(timer);
+ return true;
}
static bool __posixtimer_deliver_signal(struct kernel_siginfo *info, struct k_itimer *timr)
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(timer_getoverrun, timer_t, timer_id)
return timer_overrun_to_int(scoped_timer);
}
-static void common_hrtimer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
+static bool common_hrtimer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
bool absolute, bool sigev_none)
{
struct hrtimer *timer = &timr->it.real.timer;
@@ -822,6 +823,7 @@ static void common_hrtimer_arm(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
if (!sigev_none)
hrtimer_start_expires(timer, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+ return true;
}
static int common_hrtimer_try_to_cancel(struct k_itimer *timr)
diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
index 7f259e845d24..4ea9611dd716 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.h
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ struct k_clock {
int (*timer_del)(struct k_itimer *timr);
void (*timer_get)(struct k_itimer *timr,
struct itimerspec64 *cur_setting);
- void (*timer_rearm)(struct k_itimer *timr);
+ bool (*timer_rearm)(struct k_itimer *timr);
s64 (*timer_forward)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
ktime_t (*timer_remaining)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t now);
int (*timer_try_to_cancel)(struct k_itimer *timr);
- void (*timer_arm)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
+ bool (*timer_arm)(struct k_itimer *timr, ktime_t expires,
bool absolute, bool sigev_none);
void (*timer_wait_running)(struct k_itimer *timr);
};
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index cbbb87a0c6e7..171393367b5c 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -797,15 +797,16 @@ static u64 get_cpu_sleep_time_us(struct tick_sched *ts, ktime_t *sleeptime,
*last_update_time = ktime_to_us(now);
do {
+ ktime_t delta = 0;
+
seq = read_seqcount_begin(&ts->idle_sleeptime_seq);
if (tick_sched_flag_test(ts, TS_FLAG_IDLE_ACTIVE) && compute_delta) {
- ktime_t delta = ktime_sub(now, ts->idle_entrytime);
-
- idle = ktime_add(*sleeptime, delta);
- } else {
- idle = *sleeptime;
+ if (now > ts->idle_entrytime)
+ delta = ktime_sub(now, ts->idle_entrytime);
}
+
+ idle = ktime_add(*sleeptime, delta);
} while (read_seqcount_retry(&ts->idle_sleeptime_seq, seq));
return ktime_to_us(idle);
diff --git a/kernel/time/time.c b/kernel/time/time.c
index 771cef87ad3b..0dd63a91e7c5 100644
--- a/kernel/time/time.c
+++ b/kernel/time/time.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE2(settimeofday, struct old_timeval32 __user *, tv,
get_user(new_ts.tv_nsec, &tv->tv_usec))
return -EFAULT;
- if (new_ts.tv_nsec > USEC_PER_SEC || new_ts.tv_nsec < 0)
+ if (new_ts.tv_nsec >= USEC_PER_SEC || new_ts.tv_nsec < 0)
return -EINVAL;
new_ts.tv_nsec *= NSEC_PER_USEC;
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer_migration.h b/kernel/time/timer_migration.h
index 70879cde6fdd..4c0073f3d321 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer_migration.h
+++ b/kernel/time/timer_migration.h
@@ -75,15 +75,17 @@ struct tmigr_group {
/**
* struct tmigr_cpu - timer migration per CPU group
* @lock: Lock protecting the tmigr_cpu group information
- * @online: Indicates whether the CPU is online; In deactivate path
- * it is required to know whether the migrator in the top
- * level group is to be set offline, while a timer is
- * pending. Then another online CPU needs to be notified to
- * take over the migrator role. Furthermore the information
- * is required in CPU hotplug path as the CPU is able to go
- * idle before the timer migration hierarchy hotplug AP is
- * reached. During this phase, the CPU has to handle the
+ * @available: Indicates whether the CPU is available for handling
+ * global timers. In the deactivate path it is required to
+ * know whether the migrator in the top level group is to
+ * be set offline, while a timer is pending. Then another
+ * available CPU needs to be notified to take over the
+ * migrator role. Furthermore the information is required
+ * in the CPU hotplug path as the CPU is able to go idle
+ * before the timer migration hierarchy hotplug callback is
+ * reached. During this phase, the CPU has to handle the
* global timers on its own and must not act as a migrator.
+
* @idle: Indicates whether the CPU is idle in the timer migration
* hierarchy
* @remote: Is set when timers of the CPU are expired remotely