Re: [PATCH vhost] virtio_net: update the hdr_len calculation for xmit

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On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 1:51 PM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:04:48 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 10:29 AM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:17:54 +0800, Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 6:20 PM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The virtio spec says:
> > > > >     If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options have
> > > > >     been negotiated:
> > > > >         If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has been negotiated,
> > > > >         and gso_type differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, the driver
> > > > >         MUST set hdr_len to a value equal to the length of the headers,
> > > > >         including the transport header.
> > > > >
> > > > >         If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has not been negotiated,
> > > > >         or gso_type is VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, the driver SHOULD set
> > > > >         hdr_len to a value not less than the length of the headers,
> > > > >         including the transport header.
> > > > >
> > > > > So if the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has been negotiated, the
> > > > > hdr->hdr_len should be eth header + ip header + tcp/udp header.
> > > > >
> > > > > But now:
> > > > >     hdr->hdr_len = __cpu_to_virtio15(little_endian, skb_headlen(skb));
> > > > >
> > > > > The skb_headlen() returns the linear space of the skb, not the header
> > > > > size that only match the case the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has
> > > > > not been negotiated, or gso_type is VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE.
> > > > >
> > > > > We do not check the feature of the device. This function is a common
> > > > > function used by many places. So we do more stricter work whatever
> > > > > the features is negotiated.
> > > > >
> > > > > For the case skb_is_gso(skb) is false, if none of the
> > > > > VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options have been negotiated,
> > > > > the spec not define the action of setting hdr_len. Here I set it to
> > > > > skb_headlen(). If one of the above features have been negotiated, we
> > > > > should set a value not less than the length of "eth header + ip header +
> > > > > tcp/udp header". So the skb_headlen() also is a valid value.
> > > > >
> > > > > For the case skb_is_gso(skb) is true, it implies that one of
> > > > > VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options MUST have been
> > > > > negotiated. If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN is negotiated, we MUST set
> > > > > it to the length of "eth header + ip header + tcp/udp header".
> > > > > If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN is not negotiated, that still be a
> > > > > valid value.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Reported-by: Spike Du <spiked@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  include/linux/virtio_net.h | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> > > > >  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_net.h b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
> > > > > index 4dfa9b69ca8d..51d93f9762d7 100644
> > > > > --- a/include/linux/virtio_net.h
> > > > > +++ b/include/linux/virtio_net.h
> > > > > @@ -201,24 +201,45 @@ static inline int virtio_net_hdr_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb,
> > > > >
> > > > >         if (skb_is_gso(skb)) {
> > > > >                 struct skb_shared_info *sinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
> > > > > +               u32 hdrlen;
> > > > >
> > > > > -               /* This is a hint as to how much should be linear. */
> > > > > -               hdr->hdr_len = __cpu_to_virtio16(little_endian,
> > > > > -                                                skb_headlen(skb));
> > > > > -               hdr->gso_size = __cpu_to_virtio16(little_endian,
> > > > > -                                                 sinfo->gso_size);
> > > > > -               if (sinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4)
> > > > > +               if (sinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV4) {
> > > > >                         hdr->gso_type = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4;
> > > > > -               else if (sinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6)
> > > > > +                       hdrlen = tcp_hdrlen(skb) + skb_transport_offset(skb);
> > > >
> > > > So could evil guests give us a 0 hdrlen through this. If yes, it seems
> > > > much more dangerous than headlen or we need harden the value as
> > > > 9181d6f8a2bb32d158de66a84164fac05e3ddd18 did.
> > >
> > > Spec says:
> > >         If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has been negotiated, and
> > >         gso_type differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, the device MAY use
> > >         hdr_len as the transport header size. Note: Caution should be taken by
> > >         the implementation so as to prevent a malicious driver from attacking
> > >         the device by setting an incorrect hdr_len.
> > >
> > >         If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has not been negotiated, or
> > >         gso_type is VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, the device MAY use hdr_len only as
> > >         a hint about the transport header size. The device MUST NOT rely on
> > >         hdr_len to be correct. Note: This is due to various bugs in
> > >         implementations.
> > >
> > > The device nerver trust the hdr_len completely.
> > > So I think that is safe.
> >
> > It doesn't, there's no way to audit all the existing implementations of virtio.
> >
> > For example, have you seen the commit I've pointed to you?
>
> I haven seen it.
>
> But here, this is driver, the device should handen the check.

Unfortunately not. We can't audit all device implementations.

> For the driver, we should do as the spec.
> Do you mean that some evil driver pass 0 to device?
> Now we fix that.

hdrlen = tcp_hdrlen(skb) + skb_transport_offset(skb)

Did you mean hdrlen can't be zero here? I guess it is done by the
DODGY checking in the GSO path?

Then, let's explain it here.

>
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> >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > +
> > > > > +               } else if (sinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_TCPV6) {
> > > > >                         hdr->gso_type = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6;
> > > > > -               else if (sinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_UDP_L4)
> > > > > +                       hdrlen = tcp_hdrlen(skb) + skb_transport_offset(skb);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +               } else if (sinfo->gso_type & SKB_GSO_UDP_L4) {
> > > > >                         hdr->gso_type = VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_UDP_L4;
> > > > > -               else
> > > > > +                       hdrlen = sizeof(struct udphdr) + skb_transport_offset(skb);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +               } else {
> > > > >                         return -EINVAL;
> > > > > +               }
> > > > > +
> > > > > +               /* One of VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options MUST
> > > > > +                * have been negotiated. If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN is
> > > > > +                * negotiated, we MUST set it to the length of "eth header + ip
> > > > > +                * header + tcp/udp header".  If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN
> > > > > +                * is not negotiated, that still be a valid value.
> > > > > +                */
> > > >
> > > > I'd stick the headlen for deivce without GUEST_HDRLEN. It seems much
> > > > more safe as we don't want to break legacy devices.
> > >
> > > I do not get it.
> >
> > if (GUEST_HDRLEN)
> >     tell the offset of the payload
> > else
> >     tell the headlen (stick to the old behaviour)
>
>
> I am ok. Then we need to pass the features of the device to this function.

Yes, a boolean probably.

Thanks

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