From e5c33cdc6f402eab8abd36ecf436b22c9d3a8aff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?C=C3=A1ssio=20Gabriel?= Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:48:41 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit loopback_check_format() may stop the capture side when playback starts with parameters that no longer match a running capture stream. Commit 826af7fa62e3 ("ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger") moved the peer lookup under cable->lock, but the actual snd_pcm_stop() still runs after dropping that lock. A concurrent close can clear the capture entry from cable->streams[] and detach or free its runtime while the playback trigger path still holds a stale peer substream pointer. Keep a per-cable count of in-flight peer stops before dropping cable->lock, and make free_cable() wait for those stops before detaching the runtime. This preserves the existing behavior while making the peer runtime lifetime explicit. Reported-by: syzbot+8fa95c41eafbc9d2ff6f@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8fa95c41eafbc9d2ff6f Fixes: 597603d615d2 ("ALSA: introduce the snd-aloop module for the PCM loopback") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Suggested-by: Takashi Iwai Signed-off-by: Cássio Gabriel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260424-alsa-aloop-peer-stop-uaf-v2-1-94e68101db8a@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai --- sound/drivers/aloop.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/sound/drivers/aloop.c b/sound/drivers/aloop.c index aa0d2fcb1a18..a37a1695f51c 100644 --- a/sound/drivers/aloop.c +++ b/sound/drivers/aloop.c @@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ struct loopback_ops { struct loopback_cable { spinlock_t lock; struct loopback_pcm *streams[2]; + /* in-flight peer stops running outside cable->lock */ + atomic_t stop_count; + wait_queue_head_t stop_wait; struct snd_pcm_hardware hw; /* flags */ unsigned int valid; @@ -366,8 +369,11 @@ static int loopback_check_format(struct loopback_cable *cable, int stream) return 0; if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) return -EIO; - else if (cruntime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING) + else if (cruntime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING) { + /* close must not free the peer runtime below */ + atomic_inc(&cable->stop_count); stop_capture = true; + } } setup = get_setup(dpcm_play); @@ -396,8 +402,11 @@ static int loopback_check_format(struct loopback_cable *cable, int stream) } } - if (stop_capture) + if (stop_capture) { snd_pcm_stop(dpcm_capt->substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_DRAINING); + if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cable->stop_count)) + wake_up(&cable->stop_wait); + } return 0; } @@ -1049,23 +1058,29 @@ static void free_cable(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream) struct loopback *loopback = substream->private_data; int dev = get_cable_index(substream); struct loopback_cable *cable; + struct loopback_pcm *dpcm; + bool other_alive; cable = loopback->cables[substream->number][dev]; if (!cable) return; - if (cable->streams[!substream->stream]) { - /* other stream is still alive */ - guard(spinlock_irq)(&cable->lock); - cable->streams[substream->stream] = NULL; - } else { - struct loopback_pcm *dpcm = substream->runtime->private_data; - if (cable->ops && cable->ops->close_cable && dpcm) - cable->ops->close_cable(dpcm); - /* free the cable */ - loopback->cables[substream->number][dev] = NULL; - kfree(cable); + scoped_guard(spinlock_irq, &cable->lock) { + cable->streams[substream->stream] = NULL; + other_alive = cable->streams[!substream->stream]; } + + /* Pair with the stop_count increment in loopback_check_format(). */ + wait_event(cable->stop_wait, !atomic_read(&cable->stop_count)); + if (other_alive) + return; + + dpcm = substream->runtime->private_data; + if (cable->ops && cable->ops->close_cable && dpcm) + cable->ops->close_cable(dpcm); + /* free the cable */ + loopback->cables[substream->number][dev] = NULL; + kfree(cable); } static int loopback_jiffies_timer_open(struct loopback_pcm *dpcm) @@ -1260,6 +1275,8 @@ static int loopback_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream) goto unlock; } spin_lock_init(&cable->lock); + atomic_set(&cable->stop_count, 0); + init_waitqueue_head(&cable->stop_wait); cable->hw = loopback_pcm_hardware; if (loopback->timer_source) cable->ops = &loopback_snd_timer_ops;