A typical out-of-bounds access looks like this::
==================================================================
- BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds read in test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa3/0x22b
+ BUG: KFENCE: out-of-bounds read in test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa6/0x234
- Out-of-bounds read at 0xffffffffb672efff (1B left of kfence-#17):
- test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa3/0x22b
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ Out-of-bounds read at 0xffff8c3f2e291fff (1B left of kfence-#72):
+ test_out_of_bounds_read+0xa6/0x234
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- kfence-#17 [0xffffffffb672f000-0xffffffffb672f01f, size=32, cache=kmalloc-32] allocated by task 507:
- test_alloc+0xf3/0x25b
- test_out_of_bounds_read+0x98/0x22b
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kfence-#72: 0xffff8c3f2e292000-0xffff8c3f2e29201f, size=32, cache=kmalloc-32
+
+ allocated by task 484 on cpu 0 at 32.919330s:
+ test_alloc+0xfe/0x738
+ test_out_of_bounds_read+0x9b/0x234
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- CPU: 4 PID: 107 Comm: kunit_try_catch Not tainted 5.8.0-rc6+ #7
- Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1 04/01/2014
+ CPU: 0 PID: 484 Comm: kunit_try_catch Not tainted 5.13.0-rc3+ #7
+ Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014
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The header of the report provides a short summary of the function involved in
==================================================================
BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in test_use_after_free_read+0xb3/0x143
- Use-after-free read at 0xffffffffb673dfe0 (in kfence-#24):
+ Use-after-free read at 0xffff8c3f2e2a0000 (in kfence-#79):
test_use_after_free_read+0xb3/0x143
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- kfence-#24 [0xffffffffb673dfe0-0xffffffffb673dfff, size=32, cache=kmalloc-32] allocated by task 507:
- test_alloc+0xf3/0x25b
+ kfence-#79: 0xffff8c3f2e2a0000-0xffff8c3f2e2a001f, size=32, cache=kmalloc-32
+
+ allocated by task 488 on cpu 2 at 33.871326s:
+ test_alloc+0xfe/0x738
test_use_after_free_read+0x76/0x143
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- freed by task 507:
+ freed by task 488 on cpu 2 at 33.871358s:
test_use_after_free_read+0xa8/0x143
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- CPU: 4 PID: 109 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G W 5.8.0-rc6+ #7
- Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1 04/01/2014
+ CPU: 2 PID: 488 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G B 5.13.0-rc3+ #7
+ Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014
==================================================================
KFENCE also reports on invalid frees, such as double-frees::
==================================================================
BUG: KFENCE: invalid free in test_double_free+0xdc/0x171
- Invalid free of 0xffffffffb6741000:
+ Invalid free of 0xffff8c3f2e2a4000 (in kfence-#81):
test_double_free+0xdc/0x171
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- kfence-#26 [0xffffffffb6741000-0xffffffffb674101f, size=32, cache=kmalloc-32] allocated by task 507:
- test_alloc+0xf3/0x25b
+ kfence-#81: 0xffff8c3f2e2a4000-0xffff8c3f2e2a401f, size=32, cache=kmalloc-32
+
+ allocated by task 490 on cpu 1 at 34.175321s:
+ test_alloc+0xfe/0x738
test_double_free+0x76/0x171
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- freed by task 507:
+ freed by task 490 on cpu 1 at 34.175348s:
test_double_free+0xa8/0x171
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- CPU: 4 PID: 111 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G W 5.8.0-rc6+ #7
- Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1 04/01/2014
+ CPU: 1 PID: 490 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G B 5.13.0-rc3+ #7
+ Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014
==================================================================
KFENCE also uses pattern-based redzones on the other side of an object's guard
==================================================================
BUG: KFENCE: memory corruption in test_kmalloc_aligned_oob_write+0xef/0x184
- Corrupted memory at 0xffffffffb6797ff9 [ 0xac . . . . . . ] (in kfence-#69):
+ Corrupted memory at 0xffff8c3f2e33aff9 [ 0xac . . . . . . ] (in kfence-#156):
test_kmalloc_aligned_oob_write+0xef/0x184
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- kfence-#69 [0xffffffffb6797fb0-0xffffffffb6797ff8, size=73, cache=kmalloc-96] allocated by task 507:
- test_alloc+0xf3/0x25b
+ kfence-#156: 0xffff8c3f2e33afb0-0xffff8c3f2e33aff8, size=73, cache=kmalloc-96
+
+ allocated by task 502 on cpu 7 at 42.159302s:
+ test_alloc+0xfe/0x738
test_kmalloc_aligned_oob_write+0x57/0x184
- kunit_try_run_case+0x51/0x85
+ kunit_try_run_case+0x61/0xa0
kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter+0x16/0x30
- kthread+0x137/0x160
+ kthread+0x176/0x1b0
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
- CPU: 4 PID: 120 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G W 5.8.0-rc6+ #7
- Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1 04/01/2014
+ CPU: 7 PID: 502 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G B 5.13.0-rc3+ #7
+ Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-2 04/01/2014
==================================================================
For such errors, the address where the corruption occurred as well as the
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#include <linux/math.h>
#include <linux/printk.h>
#include <linux/sched/debug.h>
#include <linux/seq_file.h>
bool show_alloc)
{
const struct kfence_track *track = show_alloc ? &meta->alloc_track : &meta->free_track;
+ u64 ts_sec = track->ts_nsec;
+ unsigned long rem_nsec = do_div(ts_sec, NSEC_PER_SEC);
+
+ /* Timestamp matches printk timestamp format. */
+ seq_con_printf(seq, "%s by task %d on cpu %d at %lu.%06lus:\n",
+ show_alloc ? "allocated" : "freed", track->pid,
+ track->cpu, (unsigned long)ts_sec, rem_nsec / 1000);
if (track->num_stack_entries) {
/* Skip allocation/free internals stack. */
return;
}
- seq_con_printf(seq,
- "kfence-#%td [0x%p-0x%p"
- ", size=%d, cache=%s] allocated by task %d:\n",
- meta - kfence_metadata, (void *)start, (void *)(start + size - 1), size,
- (cache && cache->name) ? cache->name : "<destroyed>", meta->alloc_track.pid);
+ seq_con_printf(seq, "kfence-#%td: 0x%p-0x%p, size=%d, cache=%s\n\n",
+ meta - kfence_metadata, (void *)start, (void *)(start + size - 1),
+ size, (cache && cache->name) ? cache->name : "<destroyed>");
+
kfence_print_stack(seq, meta, true);
if (meta->state == KFENCE_OBJECT_FREED) {
- seq_con_printf(seq, "\nfreed by task %d:\n", meta->free_track.pid);
+ seq_con_printf(seq, "\n");
kfence_print_stack(seq, meta, false);
}
}