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] s390/vfio-ap: fix stale pqap_hook pointer on error in vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm()
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:09:23 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260722140927.892342-1-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.
Fix this by restoring kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook to &m->pqap_hook on
the -EPERM path, where m is the already-attached mdev discovered during
the conflict check. This is the value the hook held before it was
overwritten, and it is the only safe value to restore since m remains
live and its pqap_hook is the handler the guest must continue to use.
The rwsem is re-taken under write before restoring the pointer, which
is consistent with the existing locking pattern and ensures no VCPU
thread can observe a torn value.
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 | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index 44b3a1dcc1b3..e18540fd6dc7 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,12 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev,
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
+ * update the pqap_hook.
+ */
down_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook = &matrix_mdev->pqap_hook;
up_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
@@ -1833,6 +1839,10 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm(struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev,
list_for_each_entry(m, &matrix_dev->mdev_list, node) {
if (m != matrix_mdev && m->kvm == kvm) {
release_update_locks_for_kvm(kvm);
+ /* Undo the hook installation since we're failing */
+ down_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
+ kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook = &m->pqap_hook;
+ up_write(&kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook_rwsem);
return -EPERM;
}
}
--
2.53.0
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2026-07-22 14:09 Anthony Krowiak [this message]
2026-07-22 14:23 ` [PATCH] s390/vfio-ap: fix stale pqap_hook pointer on error in vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm() sashiko-bot
2026-07-28 16:10 ` Anthony Krowiak
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