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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Yosry Ahmed" <yosry@kernel.org>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 13/25] KVM: nSVM: Flush both L1 and L2 ASIDs on KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:05:33 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260616010534.2C8511F000E9@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260616004155.1435766-14-yosry@kernel.org>

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] Dereferencing `svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr` without verifying `svm->nested.initialized` causes a Use-After-Free write if `svm_allocate_nested()` previously failed.
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commit 88a69b7a032d088ddb452c91fba161d26dbed0ec
Author: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>

KVM: nSVM: Flush both L1 and L2 ASIDs on KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH

This commit modifies svm_flush_tlb_all() to flush both L1 and L2 ASIDs
to properly handle KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH across all contexts. It also purges
all Hyper-V TLB FIFOs for both L1 and L2.

> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> index dac3d0098bb77..4f13c3456a5d7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -4213,7 +4215,11 @@ static void svm_flush_tlb_all(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(svm_hv_is_enlightened_tlb_enabled(vcpu)))
>  		hv_flush_remote_tlbs(vcpu->kvm);
>  
> -	svm_flush_tlb_asid(vcpu);
> +	kvm_hv_purge_all_tlb_flush_fifos(vcpu);
> +
> +	vmcb_set_flush_asid(svm->vmcb01.ptr);
> +	if (svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr)
> +		vmcb_set_flush_asid(svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr);

[Severity: High]
Could this dereference of svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr cause a use-after-free?

If svm_allocate_nested() successfully allocates vmcb02_page and assigns it
to svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr, but a subsequent allocation (such as msrpm)
fails, the error path frees the page but does not clear the pointer:

arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c:svm_allocate_nested() {
    ...
err_free_vmcb02:
    __free_page(vmcb02_page);
    return -ENOMEM;
}

If a TLB flush is later triggered and calls svm_flush_tlb_all(), the check
for if (svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr) would evaluate to true on the dangling
pointer, and vmcb_set_flush_asid() would write to freed memory.

Would it be safer to check svm->nested.initialized here instead, to ensure
the nested state is fully allocated and valid?

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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260616004155.1435766-1-yosry@kernel.org?part=13

  reply	other threads:[~2026-06-16  1:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-16  0:41 [RFC PATCH v2 00/25] Optimize nSVM TLB flushes Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 01/25] KVM: nSVM: Flush the TLB after forcefully leaving nested Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 02/25] KVM: SVM: Passthrough the number of supported ASIDs Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 03/25] KVM: VMX: Generalize VPID allocation to be vendor-neutral Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 04/25] KVM: x86/mmu: Support specifying a minimum TLB tag Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 05/25] KVM: SVM: Add helpers to set/clear ASID flush in VMCB Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 06/25] KVM: SVM: Fallback to flush everything if FLUSHBYASID is not available Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 07/25] KVM: SVM: Duplicate pre-run ASID check for SEV and non-SEV guests Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 08/25] KVM: SEV: Stop using per-vCPU ASID for SEV VMs Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  1:06   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 09/25] KVM: SVM: Use a static ASID per vCPU Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  1:08   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 10/25] KVM: nSVM: Add a placeholder ASID for L2 Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 11/25] KVM: x86: hyper-v: Rename kvm_hv_vcpu_purge_flush_tlb() Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 12/25] KVM: x86: hyper-v: Allow puring all TLB flush FIFOs Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 13/25] KVM: nSVM: Flush both L1 and L2 ASIDs on KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  1:05   ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 14/25] KVM: nSVM: Move svm_switch_vmcb() to nested.c Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 15/25] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_transition_tlb_flush() on every VMCB switch Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 16/25] KVM: nSVM: Split nested_svm_transition_tlb_flush() into entry/exit fns Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 17/25] KVM: nSVM: Service local TLB flushes before nested transitions Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  1:20   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 18/25] KVM: nSVM: Handle nested TLB flush requests through TLB_CONTROL Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 19/25] KVM: nSVM: Flush the TLB if L1 changes L2's ASID in vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 20/25] KVM: nSVM: Do not reset TLB_CONTROL in vmcb02 on nested VM-Enter Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 21/25] KVM: x86/mmu: rename __kvm_mmu_invalidate_addr() Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 22/25] KVM: x86/mmu: Refactor kvm_mmu_invlpg() to allow skipping the gva flush Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 23/25] KVM: nSVM: Flush L2's ASID when emulating INVLPGA Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 24/25] KVM: nSVM: Use different ASIDs for L1 and L2 Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  1:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16  0:41 ` [RFC PATCH v2 25/25] DO NOT MERGE: Add nested_tlb_force_flush Yosry Ahmed
2026-06-16  1:21   ` sashiko-bot

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