From: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>,
Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 25/26] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize control fields copied from VMCB12
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 19:08:50 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260206190851.860662-26-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260206190851.860662-1-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
Make sure all fields used from VMCB12 in creating the VMCB02 are
sanitized, such that no unhandled or reserved bits end up in the VMCB02.
The following control fields are read from VMCB12 and have bits that are
either reserved or not handled/advertised by KVM: tlb_ctl, int_ctl,
int_state, int_vector, event_inj, misc_ctl, and misc_ctl2.
The following fields do not require any extra sanitizing:
- int_ctl: bits from VMCB12 are copied bit-by-bit as needed.
- misc_ctl: only used in consistency checks (particularly NP_ENABLE).
- misc_ctl2: bits from VMCB12 are copied bit-by-bit as needed.
For the remaining fields, make sure only defined bits are copied from
L1's VMCB12 into KVM'cache by defining appropriate masks where needed.
The only exception is tlb_ctl, which is unused, so remove it.
Opportunistically cleanup ignoring the lower bits of {io/msr}pm_base_pa
in __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache() by using PAGE_MASK. Also, move
the ASID copying ahead with other special cases, and expand the comment
about the ASID being copied only for consistency checks.
Suggested-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h | 5 +++++
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 1 -
3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
index c169256c415f..fe3b6d9cea31 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ struct __attribute__ ((__packed__)) vmcb_control_area {
#define X2APIC_MODE_SHIFT 30
#define X2APIC_MODE_MASK (1 << X2APIC_MODE_SHIFT)
+#define SVM_INT_VECTOR_MASK GENMASK(7, 0)
+
#define SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK BIT_ULL(0)
#define SVM_GUEST_INTERRUPT_MASK BIT_ULL(1)
@@ -635,6 +637,9 @@ static inline void __unused_size_checks(void)
#define SVM_EVTINJ_VALID (1 << 31)
#define SVM_EVTINJ_VALID_ERR (1 << 11)
+#define SVM_EVTINJ_RESERVED_BITS ~(SVM_EVTINJ_VEC_MASK | SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_MASK | \
+ SVM_EVTINJ_VALID_ERR | SVM_EVTINJ_VALID)
+
#define SVM_EXITINTINFO_VEC_MASK SVM_EVTINJ_VEC_MASK
#define SVM_EXITINTINFO_TYPE_MASK SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_MASK
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 0a7bb01f5404..c87738962970 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -499,32 +499,35 @@ void __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_NPT))
to->misc_ctl &= ~SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP;
- to->iopm_base_pa = from->iopm_base_pa;
- to->msrpm_base_pa = from->msrpm_base_pa;
+ /*
+ * Copy the ASID here because nested_vmcb_check_controls() will check
+ * it. The ASID could be invalid, or conflict with another VM's ASID ,
+ * so it should never be used directly to run L2.
+ */
+ to->asid = from->asid;
+
+ /* Lower bits of IOPM_BASE_PA and MSRPM_BASE_PA are ignored */
+ to->iopm_base_pa = from->iopm_base_pa & PAGE_MASK;
+ to->msrpm_base_pa = from->msrpm_base_pa & PAGE_MASK;
+
to->tsc_offset = from->tsc_offset;
- to->tlb_ctl = from->tlb_ctl;
to->erap_ctl = from->erap_ctl;
to->int_ctl = from->int_ctl;
- to->int_vector = from->int_vector;
- to->int_state = from->int_state;
+ to->int_vector = from->int_vector & SVM_INT_VECTOR_MASK;
+ to->int_state = from->int_state & SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK;
to->exit_code = from->exit_code;
to->exit_info_1 = from->exit_info_1;
to->exit_info_2 = from->exit_info_2;
to->exit_int_info = from->exit_int_info;
to->exit_int_info_err = from->exit_int_info_err;
- to->event_inj = from->event_inj;
+ to->event_inj = from->event_inj & ~SVM_EVTINJ_RESERVED_BITS;
to->event_inj_err = from->event_inj_err;
to->next_rip = from->next_rip;
to->nested_cr3 = from->nested_cr3;
- to->misc_ctl2 = from->misc_ctl2;
+ to->misc_ctl2 = from->misc_ctl2;
to->pause_filter_count = from->pause_filter_count;
to->pause_filter_thresh = from->pause_filter_thresh;
- /* Copy asid here because nested_vmcb_check_controls() will check it */
- to->asid = from->asid;
- to->msrpm_base_pa &= ~0x0fffULL;
- to->iopm_base_pa &= ~0x0fffULL;
-
#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_HYPERV
/* Hyper-V extensions (Enlightened VMCB) */
if (kvm_hv_hypercall_enabled(vcpu)) {
@@ -1832,7 +1835,6 @@ static void nested_copy_vmcb_cache_to_control(struct vmcb_control_area *dst,
dst->msrpm_base_pa = from->msrpm_base_pa;
dst->tsc_offset = from->tsc_offset;
dst->asid = from->asid;
- dst->tlb_ctl = from->tlb_ctl;
dst->erap_ctl = from->erap_ctl;
dst->int_ctl = from->int_ctl;
dst->int_vector = from->int_vector;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 388aaa5d63d2..0bb93879abfe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ struct vmcb_ctrl_area_cached {
u64 msrpm_base_pa;
u64 tsc_offset;
u32 asid;
- u8 tlb_ctl;
u8 erap_ctl;
u32 int_ctl;
u32 int_vector;
--
2.53.0.rc2.204.g2597b5adb4-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-06 19:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-06 19:08 [PATCH v5 00/26] Nested SVM fixes, cleanups, and hardening Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 01/26] KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 02/26] KVM: SVM: Switch svm_copy_lbrs() to a macro Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 03/26] KVM: SVM: Add missing save/restore handling of LBR MSRs Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 04/26] KVM: selftests: Add a test for LBR save/restore (ft. nested) Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 05/26] KVM: nSVM: Always inject a #GP if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 06/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 0:35 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-24 0:51 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 1:17 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 07/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 " Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 0:38 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 08/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop nested_vmcb_check_{save/control}() wrappers Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 09/26] KVM: nSVM: Call enter_guest_mode() before switching to VMCB02 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-21 1:12 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-21 1:26 ` Jim Mattson
2026-02-21 9:06 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 10/26] KVM: nSVM: Make nested_svm_merge_msrpm() return an errno Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 11/26] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_merge_msrpm() from enter_svm_guest_mode() Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 12/26] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_init_mmu_context() before switching to VMCB02 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 13/26] KVM: nSVM: Refactor minimal #VMEXIT handling out of nested_svm_vmexit() Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 14/26] KVM: nSVM: Unify handling of VMRUN failures with proper cleanup Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 15/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear EVENTINJ field in VMCB12 on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 16/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop the non-architectural consistency check for NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 17/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for nCR3 validity Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 18/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for hCR0.PG and NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 19/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EFER, CR0, CR4, and CS Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 20/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for event_inj Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 21/26] KVM: SVM: Rename vmcb->nested_ctl to vmcb->misc_ctl Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 22/26] KVM: SVM: Rename vmcb->virt_ext to vmcb->misc_ctl2 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 23/26] KVM: nSVM: Cache all used fields from VMCB12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 24/26] KVM: nSVM: Restrict mapping VMCB12 on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-21 1:24 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-06 19:08 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2026-02-23 23:15 ` [PATCH v5 25/26] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize control fields copied from VMCB12 Sean Christopherson
2026-02-24 1:02 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 1:27 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 26/26] KVM: nSVM: Only copy SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP from VMCB01's misc_ctl Yosry Ahmed
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