* [PATCH] virtio_console: do not free control-out buffers on remove
@ 2026-08-18 5:47 Jia Jia
2026-08-19 2:21 ` Jia Jia
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jia Jia @ 2026-08-18 5:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: amit, mst, jasowangio
Cc: xuanzhuo, eperezma, gregkh, arnd, virtualization, linux-kernel, stable
__send_control_msg() publishes &portdev->cpkt as the control-out
virtqueue cookie. remove_vqs() walks every virtqueue and passes leftover
cookies to free_buf(), which treats them as struct port_buffer and
reads sgpages.
If a control message is still on c_ovq when the device is unbound,
free_buf() reads past the ports_device object.
KASAN reported the use through:
free_buf
remove_vqs
virtcons_remove
unbind_store
Drain c_ovq without freeing. The packet lives in portdev and is released
with it.
Fixes: a7a69ec0d8e4 ("virtio_console: free buffers after reset")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jia Jia <physicalmtea@gmail.com>
---
drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 9a33217c68d9..6e9bf064826e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1886,10 +1886,24 @@ static void remove_vqs(struct ports_device *portdev)
virtio_device_for_each_vq(portdev->vdev, vq) {
struct port_buffer *buf;
+ unsigned int len;
- flush_bufs(vq, true);
- while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq)))
- free_buf(buf, true);
+ /*
+ * c_ovq cookies are &portdev->cpkt, not port_buffer.
+ * Detach them but do not free_buf().
+ */
+ if (vq == portdev->c_ovq) {
+ spin_lock(&portdev->c_ovq_lock);
+ while (virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len))
+ ;
+ while (virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq))
+ ;
+ spin_unlock(&portdev->c_ovq_lock);
+ } else {
+ flush_bufs(vq, true);
+ while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq)))
+ free_buf(buf, true);
+ }
cond_resched();
}
portdev->vdev->config->del_vqs(portdev->vdev);
--
2.34.1
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2026-08-18 5:47 [PATCH] virtio_console: do not free control-out buffers on remove Jia Jia
@ 2026-08-19 2:21 ` Jia Jia
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jia Jia @ 2026-08-19 2:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: amit, mst, jasowangio
Cc: xuanzhuo, eperezma, arnd, virtualization, linux-kernel, stable
>
> __send_control_msg() publishes &portdev->cpkt as the control-out
> virtqueue cookie. remove_vqs() walks every virtqueue and passes leftover
> cookies to free_buf(), which treats them as struct port_buffer and
> reads sgpages.
>
> If a control message is still on c_ovq when the device is unbound,
> free_buf() reads past the ports_device object.
>
> KASAN reported the use through:
>
> free_buf
> remove_vqs
> virtcons_remove
> unbind_store
>
> Drain c_ovq without freeing. The packet lives in portdev and is released
> with it.
>
> Fixes: a7a69ec0d8e4 ("virtio_console: free buffers after reset")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jia Jia <physicalmtea@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/char/virtio_console.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
> index 9a33217c68d9..6e9bf064826e 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
> @@ -1886,10 +1886,24 @@ static void remove_vqs(struct ports_device *portdev)
>
> virtio_device_for_each_vq(portdev->vdev, vq) {
> struct port_buffer *buf;
> + unsigned int len;
>
> - flush_bufs(vq, true);
> - while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq)))
> - free_buf(buf, true);
> + /*
> + * c_ovq cookies are &portdev->cpkt, not port_buffer.
> + * Detach them but do not free_buf().
> + */
> + if (vq == portdev->c_ovq) {
The non-multiport case was not considered here; fixed in PATCH v2.
> + spin_lock(&portdev->c_ovq_lock);
> + while (virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len))
> + ;
> + while (virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq))
> + ;
> + spin_unlock(&portdev->c_ovq_lock);
> + } else {
> + flush_bufs(vq, true);
> + while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vq)))
> + free_buf(buf, true);
> + }
> cond_resched();
> }
> portdev->vdev->config->del_vqs(portdev->vdev);
> --
> 2.34.1
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