[Devel] [PATCH VZ9] dm-ploop: fix crash on accessing zero file and mtfile array

Pavel Tikhomirov ptikhomirov at virtuozzo.com
Wed Jun 4 13:17:15 MSK 2025


In case ploop_add_deltas_stack fails before setting up all deltas or
ploop_add_delta fails before setting up delta file or mtfile, error
handling will lead to ploop_destroy and we will crash on NULL pointer
access there.

So let's check file and mtfile before accessing into them.

Fixes: b5eb75576860 ("dm-ploop: sync when suspended or stopping")
Fixes: 6ec02a1642d5 ("dm-ploop: use filp per thread")
https://virtuozzo.atlassian.net/browse/VSTOR-108029
Signed-off-by: Pavel Tikhomirov <ptikhomirov at virtuozzo.com>

Feature: dm-ploop: ploop target driver
---
 drivers/md/dm-ploop-target.c | 15 +++++++++------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ploop-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-ploop-target.c
index de549f7633af..8fa0043a7142 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ploop-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ploop-target.c
@@ -203,13 +203,16 @@ static void ploop_destroy(struct ploop *ploop)
 		percpu_ref_exit(&ploop->inflight_bios_ref[i]);
 	/* Nobody uses it after destroy_workqueue() */
 	while (ploop->nr_deltas-- > 0) {
-		vfs_fsync(ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].file, 1);
-
-		if (ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].file)
+		if (ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].file) {
+			vfs_fsync(ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].file, 1);
 			fput(ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].file);
-		for (i = 0; i < ploop->nkt_runners; i++) {
-			if (ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].mtfile[i])
-				fput(ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].mtfile[i]);
+		}
+
+		if (ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].mtfile) {
+			for (i = 0; i < ploop->nkt_runners; i++) {
+				if (ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].mtfile[i])
+					fput(ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].mtfile[i]);
+			}
 		}
 		kfree(ploop->deltas[ploop->nr_deltas].mtfile);
 	}
-- 
2.49.0



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