gh-123083: Fix a potential use-after-free in STORE_ATTR_WITH_HINT (gh-123092)

Author: corona10

Lib/test/test_dict.py

@@ -1476,6 +1476,24 @@ def test_dict_items_result_gc_reversed(self):
         gc.collect()
         self.assertTrue(gc.is_tracked(next(it)))
 
+    def test_store_evilattr(self):
+        class EvilAttr:
+            def __init__(self, d):
+                self.d = d
+
+            def __del__(self):
+                if 'attr' in self.d:
+                    del self.d['attr']
+                gc.collect()
+
+        class Obj:
+            pass
+
+        obj = Obj()
+        obj.__dict__ = {}
+        for _ in range(10):
+            obj.attr = EvilAttr(obj.__dict__)
+
     def test_str_nonstr(self):
         # cpython uses a different lookup function if the dict only contains
         # `str` keys. Make sure the unoptimized path is used when a non-`str`

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-08-17-17-26-25.gh-issue-123083.9xWLJ-.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a potential use-after-free in ``STORE_ATTR_WITH_HINT``.

Objects/dictobject.c

@@ -1703,6 +1703,8 @@ insert_split_value(PyInterpreterState *interp, PyDictObject *mp, PyObject *key,
         uint64_t new_version = _PyDict_NotifyEvent(interp, PyDict_EVENT_MODIFIED, mp, key, value);
         STORE_SPLIT_VALUE(mp, ix, Py_NewRef(value));
         mp->ma_version_tag = new_version;
+        // old_value should be DECREFed after GC track checking is done, if not, it could raise a segmentation fault,
+        // when dict only holds the strong reference to value in ep->me_value.
         Py_DECREF(old_value);
     }
     ASSERT_CONSISTENT(mp);

Python/bytecodes.c

@@ -2235,18 +2235,19 @@ dummy_func(
             DEOPT_IF(!DK_IS_UNICODE(dict->ma_keys));
             PyDictUnicodeEntry *ep = DK_UNICODE_ENTRIES(dict->ma_keys) + hint;
             DEOPT_IF(ep->me_key != name);
+            /* Ensure dict is GC tracked if it needs to be */
+            if (!_PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED(dict) && _PyObject_GC_MAY_BE_TRACKED(PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(value))) {
+                _PyObject_GC_TRACK(dict);
+            }
             old_value = ep->me_value;
             PyDict_WatchEvent event = old_value == NULL ? PyDict_EVENT_ADDED : PyDict_EVENT_MODIFIED;
             new_version = _PyDict_NotifyEvent(tstate->interp, event, dict, name, PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(value));
             ep->me_value = PyStackRef_AsPyObjectSteal(value);
+            dict->ma_version_tag = new_version; // PEP 509
+            // old_value should be DECREFed after GC track checking is done, if not, it could raise a segmentation fault,
+            // when dict only holds the strong reference to value in ep->me_value.
             Py_XDECREF(old_value);
             STAT_INC(STORE_ATTR, hit);
-            /* Ensure dict is GC tracked if it needs to be */
-            if (!_PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED(dict) && _PyObject_GC_MAY_BE_TRACKED(PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(value))) {
-                _PyObject_GC_TRACK(dict);
-            }
-            /* PEP 509 */
-            dict->ma_version_tag = new_version;
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(owner);
         }