[kernel/f15] CVE-2011-4622 kvm: pit timer with no irqchip crashes the system (rhbz 770102)

Josh Boyer jwboyer at fedoraproject.org
Tue Jan 3 15:32:07 UTC 2012


commit 12b320b80639dc5552157c34b9b0028f2e4374c4
Author: Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
Date:   Tue Jan 3 10:27:26 2012 -0500

    CVE-2011-4622 kvm: pit timer with no irqchip crashes the system (rhbz 770102)

 ...ent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-of.patch |   69 ++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel.spec                                        |   11 +++-
 2 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-of.patch b/KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-of.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07ef3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-of.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+From 0924ab2cfa98b1ece26c033d696651fd62896c69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com>
+Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:25:13 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] KVM: x86: Prevent starting PIT timers in the absence of
+ irqchip support
+
+User space may create the PIT and forgets about setting up the irqchips.
+In that case, firing PIT IRQs will crash the host:
+
+BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000128
+IP: [<ffffffffa10f6280>] kvm_set_irq+0x30/0x170 [kvm]
+...
+Call Trace:
+ [<ffffffffa11228c1>] pit_do_work+0x51/0xd0 [kvm]
+ [<ffffffff81071431>] process_one_work+0x111/0x4d0
+ [<ffffffff81071bb2>] worker_thread+0x152/0x340
+ [<ffffffff81075c8e>] kthread+0x7e/0x90
+ [<ffffffff815a4474>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10
+
+Prevent this by checking the irqchip mode before starting a timer. We
+can't deny creating the PIT if the irqchips aren't set up yet as
+current user land expects this order to work.
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com>
+Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti at redhat.com>
+---
+ arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c |   10 +++++++---
+ 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
+index 76e3f1c..405f262 100644
+--- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
++++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
+@@ -338,11 +338,15 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart pit_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *data)
+ 		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+ }
+ 
+-static void create_pit_timer(struct kvm_kpit_state *ps, u32 val, int is_period)
++static void create_pit_timer(struct kvm *kvm, u32 val, int is_period)
+ {
++	struct kvm_kpit_state *ps = &kvm->arch.vpit->pit_state;
+ 	struct kvm_timer *pt = &ps->pit_timer;
+ 	s64 interval;
+ 
++	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm))
++		return;
++
+ 	interval = muldiv64(val, NSEC_PER_SEC, KVM_PIT_FREQ);
+ 
+ 	pr_debug("create pit timer, interval is %llu nsec\n", interval);
+@@ -394,13 +398,13 @@ static void pit_load_count(struct kvm *kvm, int channel, u32 val)
+         /* FIXME: enhance mode 4 precision */
+ 	case 4:
+ 		if (!(ps->flags & KVM_PIT_FLAGS_HPET_LEGACY)) {
+-			create_pit_timer(ps, val, 0);
++			create_pit_timer(kvm, val, 0);
+ 		}
+ 		break;
+ 	case 2:
+ 	case 3:
+ 		if (!(ps->flags & KVM_PIT_FLAGS_HPET_LEGACY)){
+-			create_pit_timer(ps, val, 1);
++			create_pit_timer(kvm, val, 1);
+ 		}
+ 		break;
+ 	default:
+-- 
+1.7.6.2
+
diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 2b66d7f..ce21003 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # When changing real_sublevel below, reset this by hand to 1
 # (or to 0 and then use rpmdev-bumpspec).
 #
-%global baserelease 1
+%global baserelease 2
 %global fedora_build %{baserelease}
 
 # real_sublevel is the 3.x kernel version we're starting with
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ Patch21048: b44-Use-dev_kfree_skb_irq-in-b44_tx.patch
 #rhbz 771006
 Patch21050: thp-reduce-khugepaged-freezing-latency.patch
 
+#rhbz 770102
+Patch21055: KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-of.patch
+
 Patch22000: route-cache-garbage-collector.patch
 
 %endif
@@ -1353,6 +1356,9 @@ ApplyPatch thp-reduce-khugepaged-freezing-latency.patch
 
 ApplyPatch route-cache-garbage-collector.patch
 
+#rhbz 770102
+ApplyPatch KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-of.patch
+
 # END OF PATCH APPLICATIONS
 
 %endif
@@ -2000,6 +2006,9 @@ fi
 # and build.
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 03 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer at redhat.com>
+- CVE-2011-4622 kvm: pit timer with no irqchip crashes the system (rhbz 770102)
+
 * Tue Jan 03 2012 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
 - thp: reduce khugepaged freezing latency (rhbz 771006)
 


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