From: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
To: "Stefan Hajnoczi" <stefanha@redhat.com>,
"Stefano Garzarella" <sgarzare@redhat.com>,
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>,
"Jason Wang" <jasowangio@gmail.com>,
"Eugenio Pérez" <eperezma@redhat.com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"Xuan Zhuo" <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>,
"Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@google.com>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"Paolo Abeni" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"Simon Horman" <horms@kernel.org>, "Asias He" <asias@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux.dev,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Hyunwoo Kim <imv4bel@gmail.com>, Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
Subject: [PATCH net v2 4/5] vsock: Do not reset a TCP_CLOSING socket
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:15:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260915-vsock-connect-reset-closing-v2-4-a1d9abb472f7@rbox.co> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260915-vsock-connect-reset-closing-v2-0-a1d9abb472f7@rbox.co>
Handle the previously overlooked TCP_ESTABLISHED -> TCP_CLOSING
transition (on VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RST), which could race with the connect
loop.
Resetting a socket that is still present in connected_table can lead to
memory corruption. The reporter noted lost transports for in-flight skbs,
and I have reproduced crashes caused by re-insertion into connected_table.
list_add double add: new=, prev=, next=.
kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:35!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
Workqueue: vsock-loopback vsock_loopback_work
RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0x11f/0x130
Call Trace:
vsock_insert_connected.cold+0xe/0x13
virtio_transport_recv_pkt+0x10e9/0x1460
vsock_loopback_work+0x305/0x480
process_one_work+0xe4c/0x1560
worker_thread+0x4f1/0xd60
kthread+0x36e/0x470
ret_from_fork+0x47b/0x6b0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
Drop the redundant err=0 and the inaccurate comment above signal_pending().
This fix is supplementary to commit 002541ef650b ("vsock: Ignore
signal/timeout on connect() if already established"). Details under Link.
Fixes: d021c344051a ("VSOCK: Introduce VM Sockets")
Reported-by: Hyunwoo Kim <imv4bel@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/anzT1fREOSyHT99k@v4bel/
Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
---
net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 20 +++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 499e902becfa..adf3f018347e 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,6 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *addr,
long timeout;
DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
- err = 0;
sk = sock->sk;
vsk = vsock_sk(sk);
@@ -1834,23 +1833,22 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *addr,
timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
lock_sock(sk);
- /* Connection established. Whatever happens to socket once we
- * release it, that's not connect()'s concern. No need to go
+ /* Connection was established. Whatever happens to socket once
+ * we release it, that's not connect()'s concern. No need to go
* into signal and timeout handling. Call it a day.
*
* Note that allowing to "reset" an already established socket
* here is racy and insecure.
*/
- if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED)
- break;
+ if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED ||
+ sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSING) {
+ err = 0;
+ goto out_wait;
+ }
/* If connection was _not_ established and a signal/timeout came
* to be, we want the socket's state reset. User space may want
* to retry.
- *
- * sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED implies that socket is not on
- * vsock_connected_table. We keep the binding and the transport
- * assigned.
*/
if (signal_pending(current) || timeout == 0) {
err = timeout == 0 ? -ETIMEDOUT : sock_intr_errno(timeout);
@@ -1874,8 +1872,8 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr_unsized *addr,
prepare_to_wait(sk_sleep(sk), &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
}
- err = sock_error(sk);
- if (err) {
+ if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED && sk->sk_state != TCP_CLOSING) {
+ err = sock_error(sk);
sk->sk_state = TCP_CLOSE;
sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-15 13:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-15 13:15 [PATCH net v2 0/5] vsock: Fix connect() races Michal Luczaj
2026-09-15 13:15 ` [PATCH net v2 1/5] vhost/vsock: Fix socket state constant Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 12:28 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-15 13:15 ` [PATCH net v2 2/5] vsock/virtio: Streamline socket reset on transport/PM event Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 12:30 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-22 13:17 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-24 10:06 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-24 21:26 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 23:39 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 13:15 ` [PATCH net v2 3/5] vsock: Enforce no-transport invariant for TCP_LISTEN sockets Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 12:30 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-22 13:18 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-24 10:17 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-24 21:26 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-28 10:31 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-10-05 7:58 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 23:39 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 13:15 ` Michal Luczaj [this message]
2026-09-16 12:30 ` [PATCH net v2 4/5] vsock: Do not reset a TCP_CLOSING socket Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-22 13:17 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 23:39 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-09-15 13:15 ` [PATCH net v2 5/5] vsock: Handle sudden TCP_CLOSE during connect Michal Luczaj
2026-09-16 12:31 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-22 13:18 ` Michal Luczaj
2026-09-28 10:44 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-16 23:39 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
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