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    Fix use-after-free in constant cache · f65a6c09
    Peter Zhu authored
    
    
    [Bug #20921]
    
    When we create a cache entry for a constant, the following sequence of
    events could happen:
    
    - vm_track_constant_cache is called to insert a constant cache.
    - In vm_track_constant_cache, we first look up the ST table for the ID
      of the constant. Assume the ST table exists because another iseq also
      holds a cache entry for this ID.
    - We then insert into this ST table with the iseq_inline_constant_cache.
    - However, while inserting into this ST table, it allocates memory, which
      could trigger a GC. Assume that it does trigger a GC.
    - The GC frees the one and only other iseq that holds a cache entry for
      this ID.
    - In remove_from_constant_cache, it will appear that the ST table is now
      empty because there are no more iseq with cache entries for this ID, so
      we free the ST table.
    - We complete GC and continue our st_insert. However, this ST table has
      been freed so we now have a use-after-free.
    
    This issue is very hard to reproduce, because it requires that the GC runs
    at a very specific time. However, we can make it show up by applying this
    patch which runs GC right before the st_insert to mimic the st_insert
    triggering a GC:
    
        diff --git a/vm_insnhelper.c b/vm_insnhelper.c
        index 3cb23f06f0..a93998136a 100644
        --- a/vm_insnhelper.c
        +++ b/vm_insnhelper.c
        @@ -6338,6 +6338,10 @@ vm_track_constant_cache(ID id, void *ic)
                rb_id_table_insert(const_cache, id, (VALUE)ics);
            }
    
        +    if (id == rb_intern("MyConstant")) rb_gc();
        +
            st_insert(ics, (st_data_t) ic, (st_data_t) Qtrue);
        }
    
    And if we run this script:
    
        Object.const_set("MyConstant", "Hello!")
    
        my_proc = eval("-> { MyConstant }")
        my_proc.call
    
        my_proc = eval("-> { MyConstant }")
        my_proc.call
    
    We can see that ASAN outputs a use-after-free error:
    
        ==36540==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x606000049528 at pc 0x000102f3ceac bp 0x00016d607a70 sp 0x00016d607a68
        READ of size 8 at 0x606000049528 thread T0
            #0 0x102f3cea8 in do_hash st.c:321
            #1 0x102f3ddd0 in rb_st_insert st.c:1132
            #2 0x103140700 in vm_track_constant_cache vm_insnhelper.c:6345
            #3 0x1030b91d8 in vm_ic_track_const_chain vm_insnhelper.c:6356
            #4 0x1030b8cf8 in rb_vm_opt_getconstant_path vm_insnhelper.c:6424
            #5 0x1030bc1e0 in vm_exec_core insns.def:263
            #6 0x1030b55fc in rb_vm_exec vm.c:2585
            #7 0x1030fe0ac in rb_iseq_eval_main vm.c:2851
            #8 0x102a82588 in rb_ec_exec_node eval.c:281
            #9 0x102a81fe0 in ruby_run_node eval.c:319
            #10 0x1027f3db4 in rb_main main.c:43
            #11 0x1027f3bd4 in main main.c:68
            #12 0x183900270  (<unknown module>)
    
        0x606000049528 is located 8 bytes inside of 56-byte region [0x606000049520,0x606000049558)
        freed by thread T0 here:
            #0 0x104174d40 in free+0x98 (libclang_rt.asan_osx_dynamic.dylib:arm64e+0x54d40)
            #1 0x102ada89c in rb_gc_impl_free default.c:8183
            #2 0x102ada7dc in ruby_sized_xfree gc.c:4507
            #3 0x102ac4d34 in ruby_xfree gc.c:4518
            #4 0x102f3cb34 in rb_st_free_table st.c:663
            #5 0x102bd52d8 in remove_from_constant_cache iseq.c:119
            #6 0x102bbe2cc in iseq_clear_ic_references iseq.c:153
            #7 0x102bbd2a0 in rb_iseq_free iseq.c:166
            #8 0x102b32ed0 in rb_imemo_free imemo.c:564
            #9 0x102ac4b44 in rb_gc_obj_free gc.c:1407
            #10 0x102af4290 in gc_sweep_plane default.c:3546
            #11 0x102af3bdc in gc_sweep_page default.c:3634
            #12 0x102aeb140 in gc_sweep_step default.c:3906
            #13 0x102aeadf0 in gc_sweep_rest default.c:3978
            #14 0x102ae4714 in gc_sweep default.c:4155
            #15 0x102af8474 in gc_start default.c:6484
            #16 0x102afbe30 in garbage_collect default.c:6363
            #17 0x102ad37f0 in rb_gc_impl_start default.c:6816
            #18 0x102ad3634 in rb_gc gc.c:3624
            #19 0x1031406ec in vm_track_constant_cache vm_insnhelper.c:6342
            #20 0x1030b91d8 in vm_ic_track_const_chain vm_insnhelper.c:6356
            #21 0x1030b8cf8 in rb_vm_opt_getconstant_path vm_insnhelper.c:6424
            #22 0x1030bc1e0 in vm_exec_core insns.def:263
            #23 0x1030b55fc in rb_vm_exec vm.c:2585
            #24 0x1030fe0ac in rb_iseq_eval_main vm.c:2851
            #25 0x102a82588 in rb_ec_exec_node eval.c:281
            #26 0x102a81fe0 in ruby_run_node eval.c:319
            #27 0x1027f3db4 in rb_main main.c:43
            #28 0x1027f3bd4 in main main.c:68
            #29 0x183900270  (<unknown module>)
    
        previously allocated by thread T0 here:
            #0 0x104174c04 in malloc+0x94 (libclang_rt.asan_osx_dynamic.dylib:arm64e+0x54c04)
            #1 0x102ada0ec in rb_gc_impl_malloc default.c:8198
            #2 0x102acee44 in ruby_xmalloc gc.c:4438
            #3 0x102f3c85c in rb_st_init_table_with_size st.c:571
            #4 0x102f3c900 in rb_st_init_table st.c:600
            #5 0x102f3c920 in rb_st_init_numtable st.c:608
            #6 0x103140698 in vm_track_constant_cache vm_insnhelper.c:6337
            #7 0x1030b91d8 in vm_ic_track_const_chain vm_insnhelper.c:6356
            #8 0x1030b8cf8 in rb_vm_opt_getconstant_path vm_insnhelper.c:6424
            #9 0x1030bc1e0 in vm_exec_core insns.def:263
            #10 0x1030b55fc in rb_vm_exec vm.c:2585
            #11 0x1030fe0ac in rb_iseq_eval_main vm.c:2851
            #12 0x102a82588 in rb_ec_exec_node eval.c:281
            #13 0x102a81fe0 in ruby_run_node eval.c:319
            #14 0x1027f3db4 in rb_main main.c:43
            #15 0x1027f3bd4 in main main.c:68
            #16 0x183900270  (<unknown module>)
    
    This commit fixes this bug by adding a inserting_constant_cache_id field
    to the VM, which stores the ID that is currently being inserted and, in
    remove_from_constant_cache, we don't free the ST table for ID equal to
    this one.
    
    Co-Authored-By: default avatarAlan Wu <alanwu@ruby-lang.org>
    f65a6c09
    Fix use-after-free in constant cache
    Peter Zhu authored
    
    
    [Bug #20921]
    
    When we create a cache entry for a constant, the following sequence of
    events could happen:
    
    - vm_track_constant_cache is called to insert a constant cache.
    - In vm_track_constant_cache, we first look up the ST table for the ID
      of the constant. Assume the ST table exists because another iseq also
      holds a cache entry for this ID.
    - We then insert into this ST table with the iseq_inline_constant_cache.
    - However, while inserting into this ST table, it allocates memory, which
      could trigger a GC. Assume that it does trigger a GC.
    - The GC frees the one and only other iseq that holds a cache entry for
      this ID.
    - In remove_from_constant_cache, it will appear that the ST table is now
      empty because there are no more iseq with cache entries for this ID, so
      we free the ST table.
    - We complete GC and continue our st_insert. However, this ST table has
      been freed so we now have a use-after-free.
    
    This issue is very hard to reproduce, because it requires that the GC runs
    at a very specific time. However, we can make it show up by applying this
    patch which runs GC right before the st_insert to mimic the st_insert
    triggering a GC:
    
        diff --git a/vm_insnhelper.c b/vm_insnhelper.c
        index 3cb23f06f0..a93998136a 100644
        --- a/vm_insnhelper.c
        +++ b/vm_insnhelper.c
        @@ -6338,6 +6338,10 @@ vm_track_constant_cache(ID id, void *ic)
                rb_id_table_insert(const_cache, id, (VALUE)ics);
            }
    
        +    if (id == rb_intern("MyConstant")) rb_gc();
        +
            st_insert(ics, (st_data_t) ic, (st_data_t) Qtrue);
        }
    
    And if we run this script:
    
        Object.const_set("MyConstant", "Hello!")
    
        my_proc = eval("-> { MyConstant }")
        my_proc.call
    
        my_proc = eval("-> { MyConstant }")
        my_proc.call
    
    We can see that ASAN outputs a use-after-free error:
    
        ==36540==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x606000049528 at pc 0x000102f3ceac bp 0x00016d607a70 sp 0x00016d607a68
        READ of size 8 at 0x606000049528 thread T0
            #0 0x102f3cea8 in do_hash st.c:321
            #1 0x102f3ddd0 in rb_st_insert st.c:1132
            #2 0x103140700 in vm_track_constant_cache vm_insnhelper.c:6345
            #3 0x1030b91d8 in vm_ic_track_const_chain vm_insnhelper.c:6356
            #4 0x1030b8cf8 in rb_vm_opt_getconstant_path vm_insnhelper.c:6424
            #5 0x1030bc1e0 in vm_exec_core insns.def:263
            #6 0x1030b55fc in rb_vm_exec vm.c:2585
            #7 0x1030fe0ac in rb_iseq_eval_main vm.c:2851
            #8 0x102a82588 in rb_ec_exec_node eval.c:281
            #9 0x102a81fe0 in ruby_run_node eval.c:319
            #10 0x1027f3db4 in rb_main main.c:43
            #11 0x1027f3bd4 in main main.c:68
            #12 0x183900270  (<unknown module>)
    
        0x606000049528 is located 8 bytes inside of 56-byte region [0x606000049520,0x606000049558)
        freed by thread T0 here:
            #0 0x104174d40 in free+0x98 (libclang_rt.asan_osx_dynamic.dylib:arm64e+0x54d40)
            #1 0x102ada89c in rb_gc_impl_free default.c:8183
            #2 0x102ada7dc in ruby_sized_xfree gc.c:4507
            #3 0x102ac4d34 in ruby_xfree gc.c:4518
            #4 0x102f3cb34 in rb_st_free_table st.c:663
            #5 0x102bd52d8 in remove_from_constant_cache iseq.c:119
            #6 0x102bbe2cc in iseq_clear_ic_references iseq.c:153
            #7 0x102bbd2a0 in rb_iseq_free iseq.c:166
            #8 0x102b32ed0 in rb_imemo_free imemo.c:564
            #9 0x102ac4b44 in rb_gc_obj_free gc.c:1407
            #10 0x102af4290 in gc_sweep_plane default.c:3546
            #11 0x102af3bdc in gc_sweep_page default.c:3634
            #12 0x102aeb140 in gc_sweep_step default.c:3906
            #13 0x102aeadf0 in gc_sweep_rest default.c:3978
            #14 0x102ae4714 in gc_sweep default.c:4155
            #15 0x102af8474 in gc_start default.c:6484
            #16 0x102afbe30 in garbage_collect default.c:6363
            #17 0x102ad37f0 in rb_gc_impl_start default.c:6816
            #18 0x102ad3634 in rb_gc gc.c:3624
            #19 0x1031406ec in vm_track_constant_cache vm_insnhelper.c:6342
            #20 0x1030b91d8 in vm_ic_track_const_chain vm_insnhelper.c:6356
            #21 0x1030b8cf8 in rb_vm_opt_getconstant_path vm_insnhelper.c:6424
            #22 0x1030bc1e0 in vm_exec_core insns.def:263
            #23 0x1030b55fc in rb_vm_exec vm.c:2585
            #24 0x1030fe0ac in rb_iseq_eval_main vm.c:2851
            #25 0x102a82588 in rb_ec_exec_node eval.c:281
            #26 0x102a81fe0 in ruby_run_node eval.c:319
            #27 0x1027f3db4 in rb_main main.c:43
            #28 0x1027f3bd4 in main main.c:68
            #29 0x183900270  (<unknown module>)
    
        previously allocated by thread T0 here:
            #0 0x104174c04 in malloc+0x94 (libclang_rt.asan_osx_dynamic.dylib:arm64e+0x54c04)
            #1 0x102ada0ec in rb_gc_impl_malloc default.c:8198
            #2 0x102acee44 in ruby_xmalloc gc.c:4438
            #3 0x102f3c85c in rb_st_init_table_with_size st.c:571
            #4 0x102f3c900 in rb_st_init_table st.c:600
            #5 0x102f3c920 in rb_st_init_numtable st.c:608
            #6 0x103140698 in vm_track_constant_cache vm_insnhelper.c:6337
            #7 0x1030b91d8 in vm_ic_track_const_chain vm_insnhelper.c:6356
            #8 0x1030b8cf8 in rb_vm_opt_getconstant_path vm_insnhelper.c:6424
            #9 0x1030bc1e0 in vm_exec_core insns.def:263
            #10 0x1030b55fc in rb_vm_exec vm.c:2585
            #11 0x1030fe0ac in rb_iseq_eval_main vm.c:2851
            #12 0x102a82588 in rb_ec_exec_node eval.c:281
            #13 0x102a81fe0 in ruby_run_node eval.c:319
            #14 0x1027f3db4 in rb_main main.c:43
            #15 0x1027f3bd4 in main main.c:68
            #16 0x183900270  (<unknown module>)
    
    This commit fixes this bug by adding a inserting_constant_cache_id field
    to the VM, which stores the ID that is currently being inserted and, in
    remove_from_constant_cache, we don't free the ST table for ID equal to
    this one.
    
    Co-Authored-By: default avatarAlan Wu <alanwu@ruby-lang.org>
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