[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] vhost: fix segfault on bad descriptor address

[Ilya Maximets]

On 15.07.2016 09:17, Yuanhan Liu wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:18:39AM +0300, Ilya Maximets wrote:
>> In current implementation vhost will crash with segmentation fault
>> if malicious or buggy virtio application breaks addresses of descriptors.
>>
>> Before commit 0823c1cb0a73 this crash was reproducible even with
>> normal DPDK application that tries to change number of virtqueues
>> dynamically inside VM.
>>
>> Fix that by checking addresses of descriptors before using.
>>
>> Also fixed return value on error for 'copy_mbuf_to_desc_mergeable()'
>> from '-1' to '0' because it returns unsigned value and it means
>> number of used descriptors.
> 
> Yeah, that's a good fix. Thanks.
> 
> Maybe you'd better make it a standalone patch.

Ok. Maybe I should split this patch in two:
1. Fix return value + using of this value (vq->last_used_idx += nr_used;)
2. Check addresses of descriptors.
What do you think?

>> Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets at samsung.com>
>> ---
>> Version 2:
>> 	* Rebased on top of current master.
>> 	* host's address now checked in meargeable case,
>> 	  because needed refactoring already done.
>> 	* Commit-message changed because old issue with
>> 	  virtio reload accidentially fixed by commit
>> 	  0823c1cb0a73.
>>
>>  lib/librte_vhost/vhost_rxtx.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-------
>>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_rxtx.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_rxtx.c
>> index 15ca956..31e8b58 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_rxtx.c
>> +++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_rxtx.c
>> @@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ copy_mbuf_to_desc(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>>  	struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf virtio_hdr = {{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0};
>>  
>>  	desc = &vq->desc[desc_idx];
>> -	if (unlikely(desc->len < dev->vhost_hlen))
>> +	desc_addr = gpa_to_vva(dev, desc->addr);
>> +	if (unlikely(desc->len < dev->vhost_hlen || !desc_addr))
>>  		return -1;
> 
> So, you discards the workaround from Rich?

I can apply it, if you wish. Should I?

>>  
>> -	desc_addr = gpa_to_vva(dev, desc->addr);
>>  	rte_prefetch0((void *)(uintptr_t)desc_addr);
>>  
>>  	virtio_enqueue_offload(m, &virtio_hdr.hdr);
>> @@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ copy_mbuf_to_desc(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>>  				return -1;
>>  
>>  			desc = &vq->desc[desc->next];
>> -			desc_addr   = gpa_to_vva(dev, desc->addr);
>> +			desc_addr = gpa_to_vva(dev, desc->addr);
>> +			if (unlikely(!desc_addr))
>> +				return -1;
>> +
>>  			desc_offset = 0;
>>  			desc_avail  = desc->len;
>>  		}
>> @@ -387,10 +390,10 @@ copy_mbuf_to_desc_mergeable(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>>  	LOG_DEBUG(VHOST_DATA, "(%d) current index %d | end index %d\n",
>>  		dev->vid, cur_idx, end_idx);
>>  
>> -	if (buf_vec[vec_idx].buf_len < dev->vhost_hlen)
>> -		return -1;
>> -
>>  	desc_addr = gpa_to_vva(dev, buf_vec[vec_idx].buf_addr);
>> +	if (buf_vec[vec_idx].buf_len < dev->vhost_hlen || !desc_addr)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>>  	rte_prefetch0((void *)(uintptr_t)desc_addr);
>>  
>>  	virtio_hdr.num_buffers = end_idx - start_idx;
>> @@ -425,6 +428,8 @@ copy_mbuf_to_desc_mergeable(struct virtio_net *dev, struct vhost_virtqueue *vq,
>>  
>>  			vec_idx++;
>>  			desc_addr = gpa_to_vva(dev, buf_vec[vec_idx].buf_addr);
>> +			if (unlikely(!desc_addr))
>> +				return 0;
>>  
>>  			/* Prefetch buffer address. */
>>  			rte_prefetch0((void *)(uintptr_t)desc_addr);
>> @@ -507,7 +512,7 @@ virtio_dev_merge_rx(struct virtio_net *dev, uint16_t queue_id,
>>  		*(volatile uint16_t *)&vq->used->idx += nr_used;
>>  		vhost_log_used_vring(dev, vq, offsetof(struct vring_used, idx),
>>  			sizeof(vq->used->idx));
>> -		vq->last_used_idx = end;
>> +		vq->last_used_idx += nr_used;
> 
> Ditto, this may deserve another patch, too.
> 
> 	--yliu
> 
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