Fix use-after-free in constant cache

[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: Alan Wu <[email protected]>

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/vm_insnhelper.c b/vm_insnhelper.c
index 3cb23f06f0..66ded96789 100644
--- a/vm_insnhelper.c
+++ b/vm_insnhelper.c
@@ -6326,7 +6326,8 @@ rb_vm_opt_newarray_pack(rb_execution_context_t *ec, rb_num_t num, const VALUE *p
 static void
 vm_track_constant_cache(ID id, void *ic)
 {
-    struct rb_id_table *const_cache = GET_VM()->constant_cache;
+    rb_vm_t *vm = GET_VM();
+    struct rb_id_table *const_cache = vm->constant_cache;
     VALUE lookup_result;
     st_table *ics;
 
@@ -6338,7 +6339,23 @@ vm_track_constant_cache(ID id, void *ic)
         rb_id_table_insert(const_cache, id, (VALUE)ics);
     }
 
+    /* The call below to st_insert could allocate which could trigger a GC.
+     * If it triggers a GC, it may free an iseq that also holds a cache to this
+     * constant. If that iseq is the last iseq with a cache to this constant, then
+     * it will free this ST table, which would cause an use-after-free during this
+     * st_insert.
+     *
+     * So to fix this issue, we store 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.
+     *
+     * See [Bug #20921].
+     */
+    vm->inserting_constant_cache_id = id;
+
     st_insert(ics, (st_data_t) ic, (st_data_t) Qtrue);
+
+    vm->inserting_constant_cache_id = (ID)0;
 }
 
 static void