🇰🇷 한글 설명
Linux 커널의 s390/vfio-ap 구성 요소에서 vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm() 함수 호출 중 오류가 발생할 경우, pqap_hook 포인터가 적절히 복구되지 않는 취약점이 발견되었습니다. 이로 인해 잘못된 메모리 주소를 참조하게 되어, 이후 해당 메모리가 해제될 경우 Use-After-Free(UAF) 취약점이 발생할 수 있습니다.
💡 쉬운 설명
시스템 설정 중 오류가 났을 때, 컴퓨터가 이미 사용 중인 메모리 주소를 지우지 않고 잘못된 곳을 계속 가리키고 있는 상태입니다. 이 상태에서 해당 메모리가 다른 용도로 사용되면 시스템이 충돌하거나 해커가 악용할 수 있습니다.
🇺🇸 원문 (English)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/vfio-ap: fix stale pqap_hook pointer on error in vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm()
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.
Since kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook is only set in the vfio_ap_mdev_set_kvm()
function and is cleared in the vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm() function, a check
for 'kvm->arch.crypto.pqap_hook != NULL' is all that is needed to determine
whether it belongs to another mdev. This will alleviate the need to iterate
the matrix_dev->mdev_list list to see if the kvm object is assigned to
another mdev.This was introduced in v3 to alleviate the need to take the
mdevs_lock while iterating the list; however, this did not prevent a
potential race condition.
The pqap_hook_rwsem(write) is now performed inside
get_update_locks_for_kvm(), which is updated to acquire
pqap_hook_rwsem(write) between kvm->lock and mdevs_lock. This ordering
is consistent with the PQAP intercept path, which acquires pqap_hook_rwsem
in read mode while srcu is held under vcpu->mutex, establishing the
dependency: kvm->lock -> vcpu->mutex -> srcu -> pqap_hook_rwsem(read).
The pqap_hook_rwsem is now released inside the
release_update_locks_for_kvm(), which is updated to release
pqap_hook_rwsem(write) between mdevs_lock and kvm->lock.
Additionally, kvm_put_kvm() in vfio_ap_mdev_unset_kvm() is moved
after release_update_locks_for_kvm(). Previously it was called while
kvm->lock was held; if it were ever the last reference, kvm_destroy_vm()
would run under kvm->lock, which would deadlock.
📍 영향받는 시스템
Linux kernel (s390 architecture, vfio-ap component)
⚔️ 공격 벡터
특정 mdev(Mediated Device) 설정 과정에서 의도적인 오류를 유도하여 잘못된 포인터를 남긴 후, 메모리 해제 시점을 이용한 Use-After-Free 공격
🛡️ 대응 방법
Linux 커널을 최신 보안 패치가 적용된 버전으로 업데이트하여 pqap_hook 포인터 관리 로직 및 락(lock) 순서를 수정해야 합니다.
🔧 검증 코드
출력된 커널 버전이 해당 취약점이 수정된 패치 버전 이후인지 확인합니다.