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From: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	 Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
	 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	x86@kernel.org,  "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	 linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
	 Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
Cc: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 3/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Cache and validate vmcb12 g_pat
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:40:10 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260327234023.2659476-4-jmattson@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260327234023.2659476-1-jmattson@google.com>

When KVM_X86_QUIRK_NESTED_SVM_SHARED_PAT is disabled and nested paging is
enabled in vmcb12, validate g_pat at emulated VMRUN and cause an immediate
VMEXIT with exit code VMEXIT_INVALID if it is invalid, as specified in the
APM, volume 2: "Nested Paging and VMRUN/VMEXIT."

Fixes: 3d6368ef580a ("KVM: SVM: Add VMRUN handler")
Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++----
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h    |  1 +
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 32fa8e688c00..cb837842f2c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ static bool nested_vmcb_check_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 /* Common checks that apply to both L1 and L2 state.  */
 static bool nested_vmcb_check_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				   struct vmcb_save_area_cached *save)
+				   struct vmcb_save_area_cached *save,
+				   bool check_gpat)
 {
 	if (CC(!(save->efer & EFER_SVME)))
 		return false;
@@ -445,6 +446,15 @@ static bool nested_vmcb_check_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if (CC(!kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, save->efer)))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * If userspace contrives to get an invalid g_pat into vmcb02 by
+	 * disabling KVM_X86_QUIRK_NESTED_SVM_SHARED_PAT in a race with
+	 * this check, it should be prepared for the KVM_EXIT_FAIL_ENTRY
+	 * that will follow.
+	 */
+	if (check_gpat && CC(!kvm_pat_valid(save->g_pat)))
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -452,7 +462,8 @@ int nested_svm_check_cached_vmcb12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
-	if (!nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &svm->nested.save) ||
+	if (!nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &svm->nested.save,
+				    l2_has_separate_pat(svm)) ||
 	    !nested_vmcb_check_controls(vcpu, &svm->nested.ctl))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -562,6 +573,7 @@ static void __nested_copy_vmcb_save_to_cache(struct vmcb_save_area_cached *to,
 
 	to->rax = from->rax;
 	to->cr2 = from->cr2;
+	to->g_pat = from->g_pat;
 
 	svm_copy_lbrs(to, from);
 }
@@ -1971,13 +1983,16 @@ static int svm_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	/*
 	 * Validate host state saved from before VMRUN (see
-	 * nested_svm_check_permissions).
+	 * nested_svm_check_permissions). Note that the g_pat field is not
+	 * validated, because (a) it may have been clobbered by SMM before
+	 * KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE, and (b) it is not loaded at emulated
+	 * #VMEXIT.
 	 */
 	__nested_copy_vmcb_save_to_cache(&save_cached, save);
 	if (!(save->cr0 & X86_CR0_PG) ||
 	    !(save->cr0 & X86_CR0_PE) ||
 	    (save->rflags & X86_EFLAGS_VM) ||
-	    !nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &save_cached))
+	    !nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &save_cached, false))
 		goto out_free;
 
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index a1d62c3cc3d6..b43e37b0448c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct vmcb_save_area_cached {
 	u64 isst_addr;
 	u64 rax;
 	u64 cr2;
+	u64 g_pat;
 	u64 dbgctl;
 	u64 br_from;
 	u64 br_to;
-- 
2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-27 23:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-27 23:40 [PATCH v7 0/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Improve PAT virtualization Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 1/9] KVM: x86: Define KVM_X86_QUIRK_NESTED_SVM_SHARED_PAT Jim Mattson
2026-03-30  7:49   ` kernel test robot
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 2/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Clear VMCB_NPT clean bit when updating hPAT from guest mode Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` Jim Mattson [this message]
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 4/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Set vmcb02.g_pat correctly for nested NPT Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 5/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Redirect IA32_PAT accesses to either hPAT or gPAT Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 6/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Save gPAT to vmcb12.g_pat on VMEXIT Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 7/9] KVM: Documentation: document KVM_{GET,SET}_NESTED_STATE for SVM Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 8/9] KVM: x86: nSVM: Save/restore gPAT with KVM_{GET,SET}_NESTED_STATE Jim Mattson
2026-03-27 23:40 ` [PATCH v7 9/9] KVM: selftests: nSVM: Add svm_nested_pat test Jim Mattson

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