[PATCH] hw/virtio/virtio-pci: add defensive check for vector_irqfd

[PATCH] hw/virtio/virtio-pci: add defensive check for vector_irqfd

[gerben]

From: Denis Rastyogin <gerben@altlinux.org>

Add a NULL check for proxy->vector_irqfd in
virtio_pci_one_vector_unmask() before taking the irqfd path.
This prevents potential access to uninitialized state if
vector_irqfd is absent.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Reported-by: Alexey Appolonov <alexey@altlinux.org>
Signed-off-by: Denis Rastyogin <gerben@altlinux.org>
---
 hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index 767216d795..07904f6f9b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,11 @@ static int virtio_pci_one_vector_unmask(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy,
             event_notifier_set(n);
         }
     } else {
-        ret = kvm_virtio_pci_irqfd_use(proxy, n, vector);
+        if (proxy->vector_irqfd) {
+            ret = kvm_virtio_pci_irqfd_use(proxy, n, vector);
+        } else {
+            ret = -EFAULT;
+        }
     }
     return ret;
 }
-- 
2.42.2

Re: [PATCH] hw/virtio/virtio-pci: add defensive check for vector_irqfd

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

Hi Denis,

On 14/8/25 13:08, gerben@altlinux.org wrote:
> From: Denis Rastyogin <gerben@altlinux.org>
> 
> Add a NULL check for proxy->vector_irqfd in
> virtio_pci_one_vector_unmask() before taking the irqfd path.
> This prevents potential access to uninitialized state if
> vector_irqfd is absent.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Reported-by: Alexey Appolonov <alexey@altlinux.org>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Rastyogin <gerben@altlinux.org>
> ---
>   hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c | 6 +++++-
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
> index 767216d795..07904f6f9b 100644
> --- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
> +++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
> @@ -1015,7 +1015,11 @@ static int virtio_pci_one_vector_unmask(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy,
>               event_notifier_set(n);
>           }
>       } else {
> -        ret = kvm_virtio_pci_irqfd_use(proxy, n, vector);
> +        if (proxy->vector_irqfd) {

Why check the callers and not once in the callee?

> +            ret = kvm_virtio_pci_irqfd_use(proxy, n, vector);
> +        } else {
> +            ret = -EFAULT;
> +        }
>       }
>       return ret;
>   }

Re: [PATCH] hw/virtio/virtio-pci: add defensive check for vector_irqfd

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 02:08:08PM +0300, gerben@altlinux.org wrote:
> From: Denis Rastyogin <gerben@altlinux.org>
> 
> Add a NULL check for proxy->vector_irqfd in
> virtio_pci_one_vector_unmask() before taking the irqfd path.
> This prevents potential access to uninitialized state if
> vector_irqfd is absent.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
> 
> Reported-by: Alexey Appolonov <alexey@altlinux.org>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Rastyogin <gerben@altlinux.org>


I don't really understand what this description means. defensive against
what?  found in what sense? what is the uninitialized state accessed?
when is the potential for this access?


> ---
>  hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
> index 767216d795..07904f6f9b 100644
> --- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
> +++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
> @@ -1015,7 +1015,11 @@ static int virtio_pci_one_vector_unmask(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy,
>              event_notifier_set(n);
>          }
>      } else {
> -        ret = kvm_virtio_pci_irqfd_use(proxy, n, vector);
> +        if (proxy->vector_irqfd) {
> +            ret = kvm_virtio_pci_irqfd_use(proxy, n, vector);
> +        } else {
> +            ret = -EFAULT;
> +        }
>      }
>      return ret;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.42.2