From: Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jjherne@linux.ibm.com, borntraeger@de.ibm.com,
mjrosato@linux.ibm.com, pasic@linux.ibm.com, alex@shazbot.org,
kwankhede@nvidia.com, hca@linux.ibm.com, gor@linux.ibm.com,
agordeev@linux.ibm.com, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] s390/vfio-ap: fix stale pqap_hook pointer on error in vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm()
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:26:58 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260728162705.2631004-1-akrowiak@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm(), kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook is set to
&matrix_mdev->pqap_hook before the update locks are acquired and the
mdev list is checked for a conflicting assignment. If another mdev is
already attached to the same KVM instance, the function returns -EPERM
without restoring the hook pointer, leaving kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook
pointing at the failing matrix_mdev instead of the mdev that legitimately
owns the KVM.
Since matrix_mdev->kvm is never set on this error path,
vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm() will not clean up the hook when matrix_mdev
is later closed. If matrix_mdev is subsequently freed, any PQAP
instruction executed by the guest will dereference the stale pointer
through pqap_hook_rwsem, resulting in a use-after-free.
Since kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook is only set in the vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm()
function and is cleared in the vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm() function, a check
for 'kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook != NULL' is all that is needed to determine
whether it belongs to another mdev. This will alleviate the need to iterate
the matrix_dev->mdev_list list to see if the kvm object is assigned to
another mdev. This likewise eliminates the need to hold the
matrix_dev->mdevs_lock while iterating the list.
Note that the 'matrix_mdev' pointer retrieved via the 'container_of' macro
in the 'vfio_ap_mdev_open_device()' callback will be available for the
duration of that function because 'matrix_mdev' cannot be freed while
'open_device' (which calls the 'vfio_ap_mdev_open_device()' function) is
running.
Fixes: 86956e70761b3 ("s390/vfio-ap: replace open coded locks for VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM notification")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
---
drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 21 ++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index 44b3a1dcc1b3..b0a038faa93a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -1821,26 +1821,25 @@ static const struct attribute_group *vfio_ap_mdev_attr_groups[] = {
static int vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev,
struct kvm *kvm)
{
- struct ap_matrix_mdev *m;
-
if (kvm->arch.crypto.crycbd) {
+ /*
+ * Taking the kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem lock while
+ * holding the update locks (below) could result in a
+ * deadlock condition, so let's hold the rwsem here while we
+ * check and update the pqap_hook.
+ */
down_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
+ if (kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook) {
+ up_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook = &matrix_mdev->pqap_hook;
up_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
get_update_locks_for_kvm(kvm);
-
- list_for_each_entry(m, &matrix_dev->mdev_list, node) {
- if (m != matrix_mdev && m->kvm == kvm) {
- release_update_locks_for_kvm(kvm);
- return -EPERM;
- }
- }
-
kvm_get_kvm(kvm);
matrix_mdev->kvm = kvm;
vfio_ap_mdev_update_guest_apcb(matrix_mdev);
-
release_update_locks_for_kvm(kvm);
}
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-28 16:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-28 16:26 Anthony Krowiak [this message]
2026-07-28 16:41 ` [PATCH v2] s390/vfio-ap: fix stale pqap_hook pointer on error in vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm() sashiko-bot
2026-07-28 19:57 ` Anthony Krowiak
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