The vfio_device_get_from_name() function might return a
non-NULL pointer, when called with a device name that is not
found in the list. This causes undefined behavior, in my
case calling an invalid function pointer later on:
kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0)
BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at
ffff8800cb3ddc08
[...]
Call Trace:
[<
ffffffffa03bd733>] ? vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x253/0x410 [vfio]
[<
ffffffff811efc4d>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x2cd/0x4c0
[<
ffffffff811f9657>] ? __fget+0x77/0xb0
[<
ffffffff811efeb9>] SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90
[<
ffffffff81001bb0>] ? syscall_return_slowpath+0x50/0x130
[<
ffffffff8167f776>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x75
Fix the issue by returning NULL when there is no device with
the requested name in the list.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.2+
Fixes:
4bc94d5dc95d ("vfio: Fix lockdep issue")
Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>
static struct vfio_device *vfio_device_get_from_name(struct vfio_group *group,
char *buf)
{
- struct vfio_device *device;
+ struct vfio_device *it, *device = NULL;
mutex_lock(&group->device_lock);
- list_for_each_entry(device, &group->device_list, group_next) {
- if (!strcmp(dev_name(device->dev), buf)) {
+ list_for_each_entry(it, &group->device_list, group_next) {
+ if (!strcmp(dev_name(it->dev), buf)) {
+ device = it;
vfio_device_get(device);
break;
}