[PATCH v2 2/2] KVM: x86/mmu: Fix UBSAN warning when reading nx_huge_pages parameter

From: Gal Pressman

Date: Wed Feb 25 2026 - 09:52:37 EST


The nx_huge_pages parameter is stored as an int (initialized to -1 to
indicate auto mode), but get_nx_huge_pages() calls param_get_bool()
which expects a bool pointer.
This causes UBSAN to report "load of value 255 is not a valid value for
type '_Bool'" when the parameter is read via sysfs during a narrow time
window.

The issue occurs during module load: the module parameter is registered
and its sysfs file becomes readable before the kvm_mmu_x86_module_init()
function runs:

1. Module load begins, static variable initialized to -1
2. mod_sysfs_setup() creates /sys/module/kvm/parameters/nx_huge_pages
3. (Parameter readable, value = -1)
4. do_init_module() runs kvm_x86_init()
5. kvm_mmu_x86_module_init() resolves -1 to bool

If userspace (e.g., sos report) reads the parameter during step 3,
param_get_bool() dereferences the int as a bool, triggering the UBSAN
warning.

Fix that by properly reading and converting the -1 value into an 'auto'
string.

Fixes: b8e8c8303ff2 ("kvm: mmu: ITLB_MULTIHIT mitigation")
Reviewed-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Gal Pressman <gal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 02c450686b4a..3644d1db8be1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -7488,9 +7488,14 @@ static void kvm_wake_nx_recovery_thread(struct kvm *kvm)

static int get_nx_huge_pages(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
{
+ int val = *(int *)kp->arg;
+
if (nx_hugepage_mitigation_hard_disabled)
return sysfs_emit(buffer, "never\n");

+ if (val == -1)
+ return sysfs_emit(buffer, "auto\n");
+
return param_get_bool(buffer, kp);
}

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