fix(api): avoid open_win UAF if target buf deleted by autocmds

Problem: WinNew and win_enter autocommands can delete the target buffer to
switch to, causing a heap-use-after-free.

Solution: store a bufref to the buffer, check it before attempting to switch.
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Sean Dewar 2024-02-11 20:15:47 +00:00 committed by Sean Dewar
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2 changed files with 13 additions and 1 deletions

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@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include "nvim/ascii_defs.h"
#include "nvim/autocmd.h"
#include "nvim/autocmd_defs.h"
#include "nvim/buffer.h"
#include "nvim/buffer_defs.h"
#include "nvim/decoration.h"
#include "nvim/decoration_defs.h"
@ -279,6 +280,9 @@ Window nvim_open_win(Buffer buffer, Boolean enter, Dict(win_config) *config, Err
// Autocommands may close `wp` or move it to another tabpage, so update and check `tp` after each
// event. In each case, `wp` should already be valid in `tp`, so switch_win should not fail.
// Also, autocommands may free the `buf` to switch to, so store a bufref to check.
bufref_T bufref;
set_bufref(&bufref, buf);
switchwin_T switchwin;
{
const int result = switch_win_noblock(&switchwin, wp, tp, true);
@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ Window nvim_open_win(Buffer buffer, Boolean enter, Dict(win_config) *config, Err
goto_tabpage_win(tp, wp);
tp = win_find_tabpage(wp);
}
if (tp && buf != wp->w_buffer) {
if (tp && bufref_valid(&bufref) && buf != wp->w_buffer) {
const bool noautocmd = curwin != wp || fconfig.noautocmd;
win_set_buf(wp, buf, noautocmd, err);
if (!noautocmd) {

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@ -1581,6 +1581,14 @@ describe('API/win', function()
api.nvim_open_win(api.nvim_create_buf(true, true), false, { split = 'left' })
eq(true, eval('fired'))
end)
it('no heap-use-after-free if target buffer deleted by autocommands', function()
local cur_buf = api.nvim_get_current_buf()
local new_buf = api.nvim_create_buf(true, true)
command('autocmd WinNew * ++once call nvim_buf_delete(' .. new_buf .. ', #{force: 1})')
api.nvim_open_win(new_buf, true, { split = 'left' })
eq(cur_buf, api.nvim_get_current_buf())
end)
end)
describe('set_config', function()