[PATCH v1 1/1] KVM: s390: Fix gmap_helper_zap_one_page() again

From: Claudio Imbrenda

Date: Thu Nov 06 2025 - 10:25:53 EST


A few checks were missing in gmap_helper_zap_one_page(), which can lead
to memory corruption in the guest under specific circumstances.

Add the missing checks.

Fixes: 5deafa27d9ae ("KVM: s390: Fix to clear PTE when discarding a swapped page")
Reported-by: Marc Hartmayer <mhartmay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/s390/mm/gmap_helpers.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/gmap_helpers.c b/arch/s390/mm/gmap_helpers.c
index d4c3c36855e2..38a2d82cd88a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/gmap_helpers.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/gmap_helpers.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static void ptep_zap_swap_entry(struct mm_struct *mm, swp_entry_t entry)
void gmap_helper_zap_one_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vmaddr)
{
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+ unsigned long pgstev;
spinlock_t *ptl;
pgste_t pgste;
pte_t *ptep;
@@ -65,9 +66,13 @@ void gmap_helper_zap_one_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vmaddr)
if (pte_swap(*ptep)) {
preempt_disable();
pgste = pgste_get_lock(ptep);
+ pgstev = pgste_val(pgste);

- ptep_zap_swap_entry(mm, pte_to_swp_entry(*ptep));
- pte_clear(mm, vmaddr, ptep);
+ if ((pgstev & _PGSTE_GPS_USAGE_MASK) == _PGSTE_GPS_USAGE_UNUSED ||
+ (pgstev & _PGSTE_GPS_ZERO)) {
+ ptep_zap_swap_entry(mm, pte_to_swp_entry(*ptep));
+ pte_clear(mm, vmaddr, ptep);
+ }

pgste_set_unlock(ptep, pgste);
preempt_enable();
--
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