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Commit 0b79459b authored by Andy Honig's avatar Andy Honig Committed by Marcelo Tosatti
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KVM: x86: Convert MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME to use gfn_to_hva_cache functions (CVE-2013-1797)



There is a potential use after free issue with the handling of
MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME.  If the guest specifies a GPA in a movable or removable
memory such as frame buffers then KVM might continue to write to that
address even after it's removed via KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION.  KVM pins
the page in memory so it's unlikely to cause an issue, but if the user
space component re-purposes the memory previously used for the guest, then
the guest will be able to corrupt that memory.

Tested: Tested against kvmclock unit test

Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Honig <ahonig@google.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarMarcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
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