linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: serialize tx routine during reset

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:52:41 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jasowang@...hat.com
Cc:     mst@...hat.com, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jpmenil@...il.com, john.fastabend@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: serialize tx routine during reset

From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:51:03 +0800

> We don't hold any tx lock when trying to disable TX during reset, this
> would lead a use after free since ndo_start_xmit() tries to access
> the virtqueue which has already been freed. Fix this by using
> netif_tx_disable() before freeing the vqs, this could make sure no tx
> after vq freeing.
> 
> Reported-by: Jean-Philippe Menil <jpmenil@...il.com>
> Tested-by: Jean-Philippe Menil <jpmenil@...il.com>
> Fixes commit f600b6905015 ("virtio_net: Add XDP support")
> Cc: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.