linux-kernel - Re: memory leak in vhost_net

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:11:52 +0200
From:   Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
To:     Hillf Danton <hdanton@...a.com>
Cc:     Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        syzbot <syzbot+0789f0c7e45efd7bb643@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        "ast@...nel.org" <ast@...nel.org>,
        "bpf@...r.kernel.org" <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        "daniel@...earbox.net" <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "hawk@...nel.org" <hawk@...nel.org>,
        "jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com" <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        "john.fastabend@...il.com" <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com" <syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "xdp-newbies@...r.kernel.org" <xdp-newbies@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: memory leak in vhost_net_ioctl

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 2:07 PM Hillf Danton <hdanton@...a.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Jason
>
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:10:39 +0800 Jason Wang wrote:
> >
> > This is basically a kfree(ubuf) after the second vhost_net_flush() in
> > vhost_net_release().
> >
> Fairly good catch.
>
> > Could you please post a formal patch?
> >
> I'd like very much to do that; but I wont, I am afraid, until I collect a
> Tested-by because of reproducer without a cutting edge.

You can easily collect Tested-by from syzbot for any bug with a reproducer ;)
https://github.com/google/syzkaller/blob/master/docs/syzbot.md#testing-patches