[Qemu-devel] [PULL 1/2] util/async: hold AioContext ref to prevent use-after-free

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

The tests/test-bdrv-drain /bdrv-drain/iothread/drain test case does the
following:

1. The preadv coroutine calls aio_bh_schedule_oneshot() and then yields.
2. The one-shot BH executes in another AioContext.  All it does is call
   aio_co_wakeup(preadv_co).
3. The preadv coroutine is re-entered and returns.

There is a race condition in aio_co_wake() where the preadv coroutine
returns and the test case destroys the preadv IOThread.  aio_co_wake()
can still be running in the other AioContext and it performs an access
to the freed IOThread AioContext.

Here is the race in aio_co_schedule():

  QSLIST_INSERT_HEAD_ATOMIC(&ctx->scheduled_coroutines,
                            co, co_scheduled_next);
  <-- race: co may execute before we invoke qemu_bh_schedule()!
  qemu_bh_schedule(ctx->co_schedule_bh);

So if co causes ctx to be freed then we're in trouble.  Fix this problem
by holding a reference to ctx.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden>
Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>
Message-id: address@hidden
Message-Id: <address@hidden>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden>
---
 util/async.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/util/async.c b/util/async.c
index 8d2105729c..4e4c7af51e 100644
--- a/util/async.c
+++ b/util/async.c
@@ -459,9 +459,17 @@ void aio_co_schedule(AioContext *ctx, Coroutine *co)
         abort();
     }
 
+    /* The coroutine might run and release the last ctx reference before we
+     * invoke qemu_bh_schedule().  Take a reference to keep ctx alive until
+     * we're done.
+     */
+    aio_context_ref(ctx);
+
     QSLIST_INSERT_HEAD_ATOMIC(&ctx->scheduled_coroutines,
                               co, co_scheduled_next);
     qemu_bh_schedule(ctx->co_schedule_bh);
+
+    aio_context_unref(ctx);
 }
 
 void aio_co_wake(struct Coroutine *co)
-- 
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