From: Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org>
vhost_dev_start function does not release memory_listener object
in case of an error. This may crash the guest when vhost is unable
to set memory table:
stack trace of thread 125653:
Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault
#0 memory_listener_register (qemu-kvm + 0x6cda0f)
#1 vhost_dev_start (qemu-kvm + 0x699301)
#2 vhost_net_start (qemu-kvm + 0x45b03f)
#3 virtio_net_set_status (qemu-kvm + 0x665672)
#4 qmp_set_link (qemu-kvm + 0x548fd5)
#5 net_vhost_user_event (qemu-kvm + 0x552c45)
#6 tcp_chr_connect (qemu-kvm + 0x88d473)
#7 tcp_chr_new_client (qemu-kvm + 0x88cf83)
#8 tcp_chr_accept (qemu-kvm + 0x88b429)
#9 qio_net_listener_channel_func (qemu-kvm + 0x7ac07c)
#10 g_main_context_dispatch (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x54e2f)
Release memory_listener objects in the error path.
Signed-off-by: Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org>
---
hw/virtio/vhost.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
v2: split a single patch into two. Mention about vhost set mem table failure
resulting in guest crash.
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 23da579ce2..6be4a0626a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -2004,6 +2004,9 @@ fail_vq:
}
fail_mem:
+ if (vhost_dev_has_iommu(hdev)) {
+ memory_listener_unregister(&hdev->iommu_listener);
+ }
fail_features:
vdev->vhost_started = false;
hdev->started = false;
--
2.40.1
On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 7:41 PM P J P <ppandit@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> From: Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org>
>
> vhost_dev_start function does not release memory_listener object
> in case of an error. This may crash the guest when vhost is unable
> to set memory table:
>
> stack trace of thread 125653:
> Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault
> #0 memory_listener_register (qemu-kvm + 0x6cda0f)
> #1 vhost_dev_start (qemu-kvm + 0x699301)
> #2 vhost_net_start (qemu-kvm + 0x45b03f)
> #3 virtio_net_set_status (qemu-kvm + 0x665672)
> #4 qmp_set_link (qemu-kvm + 0x548fd5)
> #5 net_vhost_user_event (qemu-kvm + 0x552c45)
> #6 tcp_chr_connect (qemu-kvm + 0x88d473)
> #7 tcp_chr_new_client (qemu-kvm + 0x88cf83)
> #8 tcp_chr_accept (qemu-kvm + 0x88b429)
> #9 qio_net_listener_channel_func (qemu-kvm + 0x7ac07c)
> #10 g_main_context_dispatch (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x54e2f)
>
> Release memory_listener objects in the error path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org>
Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Thanks
> ---
> hw/virtio/vhost.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> v2: split a single patch into two. Mention about vhost set mem table failure
> resulting in guest crash.
>
> diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> index 23da579ce2..6be4a0626a 100644
> --- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> +++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> @@ -2004,6 +2004,9 @@ fail_vq:
> }
>
> fail_mem:
> + if (vhost_dev_has_iommu(hdev)) {
> + memory_listener_unregister(&hdev->iommu_listener);
> + }
> fail_features:
> vdev->vhost_started = false;
> hdev->started = false;
> --
> 2.40.1
>
On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 05:13:32PM +0530, P J P wrote:
> From: Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org>
>
> vhost_dev_start function does not release memory_listener object
> in case of an error. This may crash the guest when vhost is unable
> to set memory table:
>
> stack trace of thread 125653:
> Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault
> #0 memory_listener_register (qemu-kvm + 0x6cda0f)
> #1 vhost_dev_start (qemu-kvm + 0x699301)
> #2 vhost_net_start (qemu-kvm + 0x45b03f)
> #3 virtio_net_set_status (qemu-kvm + 0x665672)
> #4 qmp_set_link (qemu-kvm + 0x548fd5)
> #5 net_vhost_user_event (qemu-kvm + 0x552c45)
> #6 tcp_chr_connect (qemu-kvm + 0x88d473)
> #7 tcp_chr_new_client (qemu-kvm + 0x88cf83)
> #8 tcp_chr_accept (qemu-kvm + 0x88b429)
> #9 qio_net_listener_channel_func (qemu-kvm + 0x7ac07c)
> #10 g_main_context_dispatch (libglib-2.0.so.0 + 0x54e2f)
>
> Release memory_listener objects in the error path.
>
> Signed-off-by: Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org>
Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>
Maybe worthwhile too with:
Fixes: c471ad0e9b ("vhost_net: device IOTLB support")
> ---
> hw/virtio/vhost.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> v2: split a single patch into two. Mention about vhost set mem table failure
> resulting in guest crash.
>
> diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> index 23da579ce2..6be4a0626a 100644
> --- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> +++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> @@ -2004,6 +2004,9 @@ fail_vq:
> }
>
> fail_mem:
> + if (vhost_dev_has_iommu(hdev)) {
> + memory_listener_unregister(&hdev->iommu_listener);
> + }
> fail_features:
> vdev->vhost_started = false;
> hdev->started = false;
> --
> 2.40.1
>
--
Peter Xu
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