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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, fiuczy@linux.ibm.com, pbonzini@redhat.com,
	frankja@linux.ibm.com, imbrenda@linux.ibm.com,
	agordeev@linux.ibm.com, hca@linux.ibm.com, gor@linux.ibm.com,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 8/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix NULL deref in status_show() during queue probe
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:02:39 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260812200240.818004-9-akrowiak@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260812200240.818004-1-akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>

When vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue() creates the sysfs attribute group,
the queue's driver data has not yet been set. A concurrent read of
the 'status' attribute can therefore call dev_get_drvdata() and
get NULL, which is then passed directly to
vfio_ap_mdev_for_queue() where q->apqn is unconditionally
dereferenced, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

Fix this by acquiring the update locks before calling
sysfs_create_group(). The status_show() function acquires
guests_lock before reading the driver data, so any concurrent
read will block until after dev_set_drvdata() has been called
and the update locks are released.

As a bonus, the APQN no longer needs to be read from the queue
struct after allocation — it can be read directly from apdev
before allocation and stored in a local variable, which is then
assigned to q->apqn once the allocation succeeds.

Fixes: 260f3ea141382 ("s390/vfio-ap: move probe and remove callbacks to vfio_ap_ops.c")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index 16779cfc64e8..1edd0b7a3cce 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -2326,6 +2326,23 @@ static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->guests_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
 	q = dev_get_drvdata(&apdev->device);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the drvdata has been set before proceeding. There is a
+	 * possibility that the drvdata was not set if the vfio_ap_queue object
+	 * could not be allocated when the queue device was probed. In that case,
+	 * the locks used in vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue() are released prior to
+	 * removing the sysfs status attribute to avoid a lockdep
+	 * splat. That opens a very small window where the status attribute is
+	 * still available without the vfio_ap_queue object having been
+	 * stored in the device drvdata. In that case, indicate the queue is not
+	 * assigned.
+	 */
+	if (!q) {
+		nchars = sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", AP_QUEUE_UNASSIGNED);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	matrix_mdev = vfio_ap_mdev_for_queue(q);
 
 	/* If the queue is assigned to the matrix mediated device, then
@@ -2350,6 +2367,7 @@ static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev,
 		nchars = sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", AP_QUEUE_UNASSIGNED);
 	}
 
+done:
 	mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->guests_lock);
 
@@ -2424,14 +2442,17 @@ void vfio_ap_mdev_unregister(void)
 
 int vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue(struct ap_device *apdev)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret, apqn;
 	struct vfio_ap_queue *q;
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(apm_filtered, AP_DEVICES);
 	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev;
 
+	apqn = to_ap_queue(&apdev->device)->qid;
+	matrix_mdev = get_update_locks_by_apqn(apqn);
+
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&apdev->device.kobj, &vfio_queue_attr_group);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_release_locks;
 
 	q = kzalloc_obj(*q);
 	if (!q) {
@@ -2439,11 +2460,10 @@ int vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue(struct ap_device *apdev)
 		goto err_remove_group;
 	}
 
-	q->apqn = to_ap_queue(&apdev->device)->qid;
+	q->apqn = apqn;
 	q->saved_isc = VFIO_AP_ISC_INVALID;
 	memset(&q->reset_status, 0, sizeof(q->reset_status));
 	INIT_WORK(&q->reset_work, apq_reset_check);
-	matrix_mdev = get_update_locks_by_apqn(q->apqn);
 
 	if (matrix_mdev) {
 		vfio_ap_mdev_link_queue(matrix_mdev, q);
@@ -2472,8 +2492,13 @@ int vfio_ap_mdev_probe_queue(struct ap_device *apdev)
 	return ret;
 
 err_remove_group:
+	release_update_locks_for_mdev(matrix_mdev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&apdev->device.kobj, &vfio_queue_attr_group);
 	return ret;
+
+err_release_locks:
+	release_update_locks_for_mdev(matrix_mdev);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void vfio_ap_mdev_remove_queue(struct ap_device *apdev)
-- 
2.53.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-12 20:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-12 20:02 [PATCH v5 0/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix bugs in vfio_ap device driver callback functions Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 1/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix stale do_remove flag across iterations in vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:20   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 2/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix dereference matrix_mdev->kvm without checking for NULL Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 3/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix missing lock required to access list of ap_matrix_mdev objects Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:23   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 4/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix required lock not held during update of ap_matrix_mdev object Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:18   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 5/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix control domain removal in vfio_ap_mdev_cfg_remove Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:16   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 6/9] s390/vfio-ap: fix potential use of uninitialized apm_filtered bitmap Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:20   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 7/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix hot-unplug skipped when last AP adapter or domain removed Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:09   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:02 ` Anthony Krowiak [this message]
2026-08-12 20:22   ` [PATCH v5 8/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix NULL deref in status_show() during queue probe sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 20:54   ` Matthew Rosato
2026-08-12 20:02 ` [PATCH v5 9/9] s390/vfio-ap: Fix memory leak when queue removed from host AP config Anthony Krowiak
2026-08-12 20:35   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-12 21:12   ` Matthew Rosato

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