RISC-V: KVM: Fix double-free of sdata in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area()

[PATCH] RISC-V: KVM: Fix double-free of sdata in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area()

Posted by Jiakai Xu 2 weeks, 5 days ago

In kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(), when kvm_vcpu_write_guest()
fails, kvpmu->sdata is freed but not set to NULL. This leaves a dangling
pointer that will be freed again when kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area() is
called during vcpu teardown, triggering a KASAN double-free report.

First free occurs in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem():
 kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:443
 kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_pmu.c:74
 kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi.c:608
 kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_exit.c:240
 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c:1008
 kvm_vcpu_ioctl virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:4476

Second free (double-free) occurs in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area():
 kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:403 [inline]
 kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_deinit.part arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:905
 kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_deinit arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:893
 kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c:199
 kvm_vcpu_destroy virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:469 [inline]
 kvm_destroy_vcpus virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:489
 kvm_arch_destroy_vm arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c:54
 kvm_destroy_vm virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1301 [inline]
 kvm_put_kvm virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1338
 kvm_vm_release virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1361

Fix it by setting kvpmu->sdata to NULL after kfree() in
kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(), so that the subsequent
kfree(NULL) in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area() becomes a safe no-op.

This bug was found by fuzzing the KVM RISC-V PMU interface.

Fixes: c2f41ddbcdd756 ("RISC-V: KVM: Implement SBI PMU Snapshot feature")
Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <jiakaiPeanut@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <xujiakai2025@iscas.ac.cn>
---
 arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
index e873430e596b2..ac1b9a91a19db 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long s
 	/* No need to check writable slot explicitly as kvm_vcpu_write_guest does it internally */
 	if (kvm_vcpu_write_guest(vcpu, saddr, kvpmu->sdata, snapshot_area_size)) {
 		kfree(kvpmu->sdata);
+		kvpmu->sdata = NULL;
 		sbiret = SBI_ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
 		goto out;
 	}
-- 
2.34.1

Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: KVM: Fix double-free of sdata in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area()

Posted by Anup Patel 1 week ago

On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM Jiakai Xu <xujiakai2025@iscas.ac.cn> wrote:
>
> In kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(), when kvm_vcpu_write_guest()
> fails, kvpmu->sdata is freed but not set to NULL. This leaves a dangling
> pointer that will be freed again when kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area() is
> called during vcpu teardown, triggering a KASAN double-free report.
>
> First free occurs in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem():
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:443
>  kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_pmu.c:74
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi.c:608
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_exit.c:240
>  kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c:1008
>  kvm_vcpu_ioctl virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:4476
>
> Second free (double-free) occurs in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area():
>  kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:403 [inline]
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_deinit.part arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:905
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_deinit arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:893
>  kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c:199
>  kvm_vcpu_destroy virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:469 [inline]
>  kvm_destroy_vcpus virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:489
>  kvm_arch_destroy_vm arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c:54
>  kvm_destroy_vm virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1301 [inline]
>  kvm_put_kvm virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1338
>  kvm_vm_release virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1361
>
> Fix it by setting kvpmu->sdata to NULL after kfree() in
> kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(), so that the subsequent
> kfree(NULL) in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area() becomes a safe no-op.
>
> This bug was found by fuzzing the KVM RISC-V PMU interface.
>
> Fixes: c2f41ddbcdd756 ("RISC-V: KVM: Implement SBI PMU Snapshot feature")
> Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <jiakaiPeanut@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <xujiakai2025@iscas.ac.cn>

Queued this patch for Linux-7.1

Thanks,
Anup


> ---
>  arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
> index e873430e596b2..ac1b9a91a19db 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
> @@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long s
>         /* No need to check writable slot explicitly as kvm_vcpu_write_guest does it internally */
>         if (kvm_vcpu_write_guest(vcpu, saddr, kvpmu->sdata, snapshot_area_size)) {
>                 kfree(kvpmu->sdata);
> +               kvpmu->sdata = NULL;
>                 sbiret = SBI_ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
>                 goto out;
>         }
> --
> 2.34.1
>

Re: [PATCH] RISC-V: KVM: Fix double-free of sdata in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area()

Posted by Andrew Jones 1 week, 4 days ago

On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 09:29:56AM +0000, Jiakai Xu wrote:
> In kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(), when kvm_vcpu_write_guest()
> fails, kvpmu->sdata is freed but not set to NULL. This leaves a dangling
> pointer that will be freed again when kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area() is
> called during vcpu teardown, triggering a KASAN double-free report.
> 
> First free occurs in kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem():
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:443
>  kvm_sbi_ext_pmu_handler arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_pmu.c:74
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_sbi_ecall arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi.c:608
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_exit arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_exit.c:240
>  kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c:1008
>  kvm_vcpu_ioctl virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:4476
> 
> Second free (double-free) occurs in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area():
>  kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:403 [inline]
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_deinit.part arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:905
>  kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_deinit arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c:893
>  kvm_arch_vcpu_destroy arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c:199
>  kvm_vcpu_destroy virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:469 [inline]
>  kvm_destroy_vcpus virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:489
>  kvm_arch_destroy_vm arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c:54
>  kvm_destroy_vm virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1301 [inline]
>  kvm_put_kvm virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1338
>  kvm_vm_release virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1361
> 
> Fix it by setting kvpmu->sdata to NULL after kfree() in
> kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(), so that the subsequent
> kfree(NULL) in kvm_pmu_clear_snapshot_area() becomes a safe no-op.
> 
> This bug was found by fuzzing the KVM RISC-V PMU interface.
> 
> Fixes: c2f41ddbcdd756 ("RISC-V: KVM: Implement SBI PMU Snapshot feature")
> Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <jiakaiPeanut@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <xujiakai2025@iscas.ac.cn>
> ---
>  arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
> index e873430e596b2..ac1b9a91a19db 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_pmu.c
> @@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_pmu_snapshot_set_shmem(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long s
>  	/* No need to check writable slot explicitly as kvm_vcpu_write_guest does it internally */
>  	if (kvm_vcpu_write_guest(vcpu, saddr, kvpmu->sdata, snapshot_area_size)) {
>  		kfree(kvpmu->sdata);
> +		kvpmu->sdata = NULL;
>  		sbiret = SBI_ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
>  		goto out;
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@oss.qualcomm.com>