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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen hypervisor external denial of service vulnerability?

On Feb 8, 2011, at 18:08 , Pim van Riezen wrote:

> On Feb 8, 2011, at 17:51 , Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
>> 
>> Did you also make sure VMs don't use those 2 pcpus dedicated for dom0? 
>> You have to explicitly configure each VM not to use those pcpus.
> 
> That seems to have done the trick.

Alas, I was too soon in drawing a conclusion. After a new 10 minute run:

Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel: INFO: task bash:12225 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel: bash          D ffff88006ac7bd08     0 12225   
   1                8260 (L-TLB)
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  ffff88006ac7bb88  0000000000000246  
0000000300000000  ffff88007ec3a6d8 
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  0000000000000009  ffff88006c16e820  
ffff88007a5a9080  000000000008f03e 
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  ffff88006c16ea08  ffffffff8022f10c 
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022f10c>] __wake_up+0x38/0x4f
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff880317ae>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1f3/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802994d1>] 
flush_cpu_workqueue+0x83/0xb5
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80263914>] mutex_lock+0xd/0x1d
Feb  8 18:12:30 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80299563>] flush_workqueue+0x60/0x87
Feb  8 18:12:41 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80394af5>] release_dev+0x503/0x67b
Feb  8 18:12:55 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8020b860>] release_pages+0x158/0x165
Feb  8 18:13:09 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80255821>] tty_release+0x11/0x1a
Feb  8 18:13:23 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80213492>] __fput+0xd3/0x1bd
Feb  8 18:13:38 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802243cb>] filp_close+0x5c/0x64
Feb  8 18:13:51 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8023a392>] 
put_files_struct+0x63/0xae
Feb  8 18:14:06 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802160cd>] do_exit+0x31d/0x902
Feb  8 18:14:19 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8024ae4d>] cpuset_exit+0x0/0x88
Feb  8 18:14:33 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022b920>] 
get_signal_to_deliver+0x477/0x4aa
Feb  8 18:14:49 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025d19e>] 
do_notify_resume+0x9c/0x7ba
Feb  8 18:15:01 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80294ea1>] 
__group_send_sig_info+0xb9/0xc8
Feb  8 18:15:08 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025cb0b>] 
group_send_sig_info+0x62/0x6f
Feb  8 18:15:22 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:15:37 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802afd73>] 
audit_syscall_entry+0x180/0x1b3
Feb  8 18:15:49 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80245a48>] 
sys_rt_sigreturn+0x327/0x35a
Feb  8 18:16:03 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802b0175>] 
audit_syscall_exit+0x336/0x362
Feb  8 18:16:17 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8026042c>] int_signal+0x12/0x17
Feb  8 18:16:31 telemann kernel: 
Feb  8 18:16:44 telemann kernel: INFO: task bash:12225 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:16:58 telemann kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:17:12 telemann kernel: bash          D ffff88006ac7bd08     0 12225   
   1                8260 (L-TLB)
Feb  8 18:17:26 telemann kernel:  ffff88006ac7bb88  0000000000000246  
0000000300000000  ffff88007ec3a6d8 
Feb  8 18:17:39 telemann kernel:  0000000000000009  ffff88006c16e820  
ffff88007a5a9080  000000000008f03e 
Feb  8 18:17:54 telemann kernel:  ffff88006c16ea08  ffffffff8022f10c 
Feb  8 18:18:08 telemann kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:18:21 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022f10c>] __wake_up+0x38/0x4f
Feb  8 18:18:34 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff880317ae>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1f3/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:18:47 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802994d1>] 
flush_cpu_workqueue+0x83/0xb5
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80263914>] mutex_lock+0xd/0x1d
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80299563>] flush_workqueue+0x60/0x87
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80394af5>] release_dev+0x503/0x67b
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8020b860>] release_pages+0x158/0x165
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80255821>] tty_release+0x11/0x1a
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80213492>] __fput+0xd3/0x1bd
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802243cb>] filp_close+0x5c/0x64
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8023a392>] 
put_files_struct+0x63/0xae
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802160cd>] do_exit+0x31d/0x902
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8024ae4d>] cpuset_exit+0x0/0x88
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022b920>] 
get_signal_to_deliver+0x477/0x4aa
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025d19e>] 
do_notify_resume+0x9c/0x7ba
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80294ea1>] 
__group_send_sig_info+0xb9/0xc8
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025cb0b>] 
group_send_sig_info+0x62/0x6f
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802afd73>] 
audit_syscall_entry+0x180/0x1b3
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80245a48>] 
sys_rt_sigreturn+0x327/0x35a
Feb  8 18:18:58 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802b0175>] 
audit_syscall_exit+0x336/0x362
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8026042c>] int_signal+0x12/0x17
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: INFO: task bash:12225 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: bash          D ffff88006ac7bd08     0 12225   
   1                8260 (L-TLB)
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  ffff88006ac7bb88  0000000000000246  
0000000300000000  ffff88007ec3a6d8 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  0000000000000009  ffff88006c16e820  
ffff88007a5a9080  000000000008f03e 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  ffff88006c16ea08  ffffffff8022f10c 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022f10c>] __wake_up+0x38/0x4f
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff880317ae>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1f3/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802994d1>] 
flush_cpu_workqueue+0x83/0xb5
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80263914>] mutex_lock+0xd/0x1d
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80299563>] flush_workqueue+0x60/0x87
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80394af5>] release_dev+0x503/0x67b
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8020b860>] release_pages+0x158/0x165
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80255821>] tty_release+0x11/0x1a
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80213492>] __fput+0xd3/0x1bd
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802243cb>] filp_close+0x5c/0x64
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8023a392>] 
put_files_struct+0x63/0xae
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802160cd>] do_exit+0x31d/0x902
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8024ae4d>] cpuset_exit+0x0/0x88
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022b920>] 
get_signal_to_deliver+0x477/0x4aa
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025d19e>] 
do_notify_resume+0x9c/0x7ba
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80294ea1>] 
__group_send_sig_info+0xb9/0xc8
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025cb0b>] 
group_send_sig_info+0x62/0x6f
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802afd73>] 
audit_syscall_entry+0x180/0x1b3
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80245a48>] 
sys_rt_sigreturn+0x327/0x35a
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802b0175>] 
audit_syscall_exit+0x336/0x362
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8026042c>] int_signal+0x12/0x17
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: INFO: task bash:12225 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: bash          D ffff88006ac7bd08     0 12225   
   1                8260 (L-TLB)
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  ffff88006ac7bb88  0000000000000246  
0000000300000000  ffff88007ec3a6d8 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  0000000000000009  ffff88006c16e820  
ffff88007a5a9080  000000000008f03e 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  ffff88006c16ea08  ffffffff8022f10c 
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022f10c>] __wake_up+0x38/0x4f
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff880317ae>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1f3/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802994d1>] 
flush_cpu_workqueue+0x83/0xb5
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80263914>] mutex_lock+0xd/0x1d
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80299563>] flush_workqueue+0x60/0x87
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80394af5>] release_dev+0x503/0x67b
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8020b860>] release_pages+0x158/0x165
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80255821>] tty_release+0x11/0x1a
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80213492>] __fput+0xd3/0x1bd
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802243cb>] filp_close+0x5c/0x64
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8023a392>] 
put_files_struct+0x63/0xae
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802160cd>] do_exit+0x31d/0x902
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8024ae4d>] cpuset_exit+0x0/0x88
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8022b920>] 
get_signal_to_deliver+0x477/0x4aa
Feb  8 18:18:59 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025d19e>] 
do_notify_resume+0x9c/0x7ba
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80294ea1>] 
__group_send_sig_info+0xb9/0xc8
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8025cb0b>] 
group_send_sig_info+0x62/0x6f
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802afd73>] 
audit_syscall_entry+0x180/0x1b3
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff80245a48>] 
sys_rt_sigreturn+0x327/0x35a
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff802b0175>] 
audit_syscall_exit+0x336/0x362
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel:  [<ffffffff8026042c>] int_signal+0x12/0x17
Feb  8 18:19:00 telemann kernel: 

Feb  8 18:11:23 handel kernel: xenbr0: received tcn bpdu on port 1(eth0)
Feb  8 18:11:23 handel kernel: xenbr0: topology change detected, propagating
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel: INFO: task syslogd:11299 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel: syslogd       D 0000031e848fed46     0 11299     
 1         11302 11268 (NOTLB)
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  ffff880079603d88  0000000000000282  
0000000000000000  0000000000000001 
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  000000000000000a  ffff88007e5b9100  
ffff88000002b040  0000000000026ea9 
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  ffff88007e5b92e8  0000000000000000 
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff88036d5a>] 
:jbd:log_wait_commit+0xa3/0xf5
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8803178a>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1cf/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:14:54 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8023119d>] 
__writeback_single_inode+0x1e9/0x328
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802d330d>] do_readv_writev+0x26e/0x291
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802e5b8b>] sync_inode+0x24/0x33
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8804c36d>] 
:ext3:ext3_sync_file+0xc9/0xdc
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff80251e07>] do_fsync+0x52/0xa4
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802d3b11>] __do_fsync+0x23/0x36
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802602f9>] tracesys+0xab/0xb6
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: INFO: task syslogd:11299 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: syslogd       D 0000031e848fed46     0 11299     
 1         11302 11268 (NOTLB)
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  ffff880079603d88  0000000000000282  
0000000000000000  0000000000000001 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  000000000000000a  ffff88007e5b9100  
ffff88000002b040  0000000000026ea9 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  ffff88007e5b92e8  0000000000000000 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff88036d5a>] 
:jbd:log_wait_commit+0xa3/0xf5
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8803178a>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1cf/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8023119d>] 
__writeback_single_inode+0x1e9/0x328
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802d330d>] do_readv_writev+0x26e/0x291
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802e5b8b>] sync_inode+0x24/0x33
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8804c36d>] 
:ext3:ext3_sync_file+0xc9/0xdc
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff80251e07>] do_fsync+0x52/0xa4
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802d3b11>] __do_fsync+0x23/0x36
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802602f9>] tracesys+0xab/0xb6
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: INFO: task syslogd:11299 blocked for more than 
120 seconds.
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: "echo 0 > 
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: syslogd       D 0000031e848fed46     0 11299     
 1         11302 11268 (NOTLB)
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  ffff880079603d88  0000000000000282  
0000000000000000  0000000000000001 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  000000000000000a  ffff88007e5b9100  
ffff88000002b040  0000000000026ea9 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  ffff88007e5b92e8  0000000000000000 
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel: Call Trace:
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff88036d5a>] 
:jbd:log_wait_commit+0xa3/0xf5
Feb  8 18:19:15 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8029c48f>] 
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8803178a>] 
:jbd:journal_stop+0x1cf/0x1ff
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8023119d>] 
__writeback_single_inode+0x1e9/0x328
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802d330d>] do_readv_writev+0x26e/0x291
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802e5b8b>] sync_inode+0x24/0x33
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff8804c36d>] 
:ext3:ext3_sync_file+0xc9/0xdc
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff80251e07>] do_fsync+0x52/0xa4
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802d3b11>] __do_fsync+0x23/0x36
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel:  [<ffffffff802602f9>] tracesys+0xab/0xb6
Feb  8 18:19:16 handel kernel: 

Cheers,
Pim


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