/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/8:1 state:D stack:0 pid:251 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000 Workqueue: events async_pf_execute [kvm] Call Trace: __schedule+0x33f/0xa40 schedule+0x53/0xc0 schedule_timeout+0x12a/0x140 __wait_for_common+0x8d/0x1d0 __flush_work.isra.0+0x19f/0x2c0 kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue+0x129/0x190 [kvm] kvm_arch_destroy_vm+0x78/0x1b0 [kvm] kvm_put_kvm+0x1c1/0x320 [kvm] async_pf_execute+0x198/0x260 [kvm] process_one_work+0x145/0x2d0 worker_thread+0x27e/0x3a0 kthread+0xba/0xe0 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 If kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue() actually flushes the workqueue, then there's no need to gift async_pf_execute() a reference because all invocations of async_pf_execute() will be forced to complete before the vCPU and its VM are destroyed/freed. And that in turn fixes the module unloading bug as __fput() won't do module_put() on the last vCPU reference until the vCPU has been freed, e.g. if closing the vCPU file also puts the last reference to the KVM module. Note that kvm_check_async_pf_completion() may also take the work item off the completion queue and so also needs to flush the work queue, as the work will not be seen by kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue(). Waiting on the workqueue could theoretically delay a vCPU due to waiting for the work to complete, but that's a very, very small chance, and likely a very small delay. kvm_arch_async_page_present_queued() unconditionally makes a new request, i.e. will effectively delay entering the guest, so the remaining work is really just: trace_kvm_async_pf_completed(addr, cr2_or_gpa); __kvm_vcpu_wake_up(vcpu); mmput(mm); and mmput() can't drop the last reference to the page tables if the vCPU is still alive, i.e. the vCPU won't get stuck tearing down page tables. Add a helper to do the flushing, specifically to deal with "wakeup all" work items, as they aren't actually work items, i.e. are never placed in a workqueue. Trying to flush a bogus workqueue entry rightly makes __flush_work() complain (kudos to whoever added that sanity check). Note, commit 5f6de5cbebee ("KVM: Prevent module exit until al ---truncated--- "> /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs",disables,this,message. task:kworker/8:1,state:D,stack:0,pid:251,ppid:2,flags:0x00004000 Workqueue:,events,async_pf_execute,[kvm],Call,Trace:, __schedule+0x33f/0xa40,schedule+0x53/0xc0,schedule_timeout+0x12a/0x140 __wait_for_common+0x8d/0x1d0,__flush_work.isra.0+0x19f/0x2c0 kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue+0x129/0x190,[kvm] kvm_arch_destroy_vm+0x78/0x1b0,[kvm],kvm_put_kvm+0x1c1/0x320,[kvm] async_pf_execute+0x198/0x260,[kvm],process_one_work+0x145/0x2d0 worker_thread+0x27e/0x3a0,kthread+0xba/0xe0,ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20,,If kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue(),actually,flushes,the,workqueue, then,there's,no,need,to,gift,async_pf_execute(),a,reference,because all,invocations,of,async_pf_execute(),will,be,forced,to,complete before,the,vCPU,and,its,VM,are,destroyed/freed.,And,that,in,turn,fixes the,module,unloading,bug,as,__fput(),won't,do,module_put(),on,the,last vCPU,reference,until,the,vCPU,has,been,freed,,e.g.,if,closing,the,vCPU file,also,puts,the,last,reference,to,the,KVM,module.,Note,that kvm_check_async_pf_completion(),may,also,take,the,work,item,off,the completion,queue,and,so,also,needs,to,flush,the,work,queue,,as,the work,will,not,be,seen,by,kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue(). Waiting,on,the,workqueue,could,theoretically,delay,a,vCPU,due,to waiting,for,the,work,to,complete,,but,that's,a,very,,very,small chance,,and,likely,a,very,small,delay. kvm_arch_async_page_present_queued(),unconditionally,makes,a,new request,,i.e.,will,effectively,delay,entering,the,guest,,so,the remaining,work,is,really,just:,trace_kvm_async_pf_completed(addr, cr2_or_gpa);,__kvm_vcpu_wake_up(vcpu);,mmput(mm);,and,mmput(),can't drop,the,last,reference,to,the,page,tables,if,the,vCPU,is,still,alive, i.e.,the,vCPU,won't,get,stuck,tearing,down,page,tables.,Add,a,helper to,do,the,flushing,,specifically,to,deal,with,"wakeup,all",work,items, as,they,aren't,actually,work,items,,i.e.,are,never,placed,in,a workqueue.,Trying,to,flush,a,bogus,workqueue,entry,rightly,makes __flush_work(),complain,(kudos,to,whoever,added,that,sanity,check). Note,,commit,5f6de5cbebee,("KVM:,Prevent,module,exit,until,al ---truncated--- "> SecuritySpace - CVE-2024-26976
 
 
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CVE ID:CVE-2024-26976
Description:In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: Always flush async #PF workqueue when vCPU is being destroyed Always flush the per-vCPU async #PF workqueue when a vCPU is clearing its completion queue, e.g. when a VM and all its vCPUs is being destroyed. KVM must ensure that none of its workqueue callbacks is running when the last reference to the KVM _module_ is put. Gifting a reference to the associated VM prevents the workqueue callback from dereferencing freed vCPU/VM memory, but does not prevent the KVM module from being unloaded before the callback completes. Drop the misguided VM refcount gifting, as calling kvm_put_kvm() from async_pf_execute() if kvm_put_kvm() flushes the async #PF workqueue will result in deadlock. async_pf_execute() can't return until kvm_put_kvm() finishes, and kvm_put_kvm() can't return until async_pf_execute() finishes: WARNING: CPU: 8 PID: 251 at virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:1435 kvm_put_kvm+0x2d/0x320 [kvm] Modules linked in: vhost_net vhost vhost_iotlb tap kvm_intel kvm irqbypass CPU: 8 PID: 251 Comm: kworker/8:1 Tainted: G W 6.6.0-rc1-e7af8d17224a-x86/gmem-vm #119 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 Workqueue: events async_pf_execute [kvm] RIP: 0010:kvm_put_kvm+0x2d/0x320 [kvm] Call Trace: async_pf_execute+0x198/0x260 [kvm] process_one_work+0x145/0x2d0 worker_thread+0x27e/0x3a0 kthread+0xba/0xe0 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- INFO: task kworker/8:1:251 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G W 6.6.0-rc1-e7af8d17224a-x86/gmem-vm #119 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/8:1 state:D stack:0 pid:251 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000 Workqueue: events async_pf_execute [kvm] Call Trace: __schedule+0x33f/0xa40 schedule+0x53/0xc0 schedule_timeout+0x12a/0x140 __wait_for_common+0x8d/0x1d0 __flush_work.isra.0+0x19f/0x2c0 kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue+0x129/0x190 [kvm] kvm_arch_destroy_vm+0x78/0x1b0 [kvm] kvm_put_kvm+0x1c1/0x320 [kvm] async_pf_execute+0x198/0x260 [kvm] process_one_work+0x145/0x2d0 worker_thread+0x27e/0x3a0 kthread+0xba/0xe0 ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 If kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue() actually flushes the workqueue, then there's no need to gift async_pf_execute() a reference because all invocations of async_pf_execute() will be forced to complete before the vCPU and its VM are destroyed/freed. And that in turn fixes the module unloading bug as __fput() won't do module_put() on the last vCPU reference until the vCPU has been freed, e.g. if closing the vCPU file also puts the last reference to the KVM module. Note that kvm_check_async_pf_completion() may also take the work item off the completion queue and so also needs to flush the work queue, as the work will not be seen by kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue(). Waiting on the workqueue could theoretically delay a vCPU due to waiting for the work to complete, but that's a very, very small chance, and likely a very small delay. kvm_arch_async_page_present_queued() unconditionally makes a new request, i.e. will effectively delay entering the guest, so the remaining work is really just: trace_kvm_async_pf_completed(addr, cr2_or_gpa); __kvm_vcpu_wake_up(vcpu); mmput(mm); and mmput() can't drop the last reference to the page tables if the vCPU is still alive, i.e. the vCPU won't get stuck tearing down page tables. Add a helper to do the flushing, specifically to deal with "wakeup all" work items, as they aren't actually work items, i.e. are never placed in a workqueue. Trying to flush a bogus workqueue entry rightly makes __flush_work() complain (kudos to whoever added that sanity check). Note, commit 5f6de5cbebee ("KVM: Prevent module exit until al ---truncated---
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-26976
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d75b8aa5c29058a512db29da7cbee8052724157
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