[PATCH v2] xen/gntdev: fix error handling in ioctl

From: Wentao Liang

Date: Mon Jun 22 2026 - 07:26:00 EST


When gntdev_ioctl_map_grant_ref() fails to copy the operation result
back to userspace after successfully adding the mapping to the list,
the error path returns -EFAULT without releasing the reference
acquired by gntdev_alloc_map(). The mapping remains in priv->maps
with a refcount of 1, causing a memory leak and a dangling list
entry.

Additionally, gntdev_add_map() may modify map->index to avoid overlap
with existing mappings. Therefore, the index returned to userspace
must be obtained after gntdev_add_map() completes.

Fix this by holding the mutex across gntdev_add_map(), retrieving
the correct index, and copy_to_user(). If copy_to_user() fails,
remove the mapping from the list and release the reference while
still holding the lock.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fix these issues by properly handling all error cases.

Fixes: 1401c00e59ea ("xen/gntdev: convert priv->lock to a mutex")
Fixes: 68b025c813c2 ("xen-gntdev: Add reference counting to maps")

Signed-off-by: Wentao Liang <vulab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/xen/gntdev.c | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
index 61ea855c4508..1dcc4675580e 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
@@ -670,11 +670,15 @@ static long gntdev_ioctl_map_grant_ref(struct gntdev_priv *priv,
mutex_lock(&priv->lock);
gntdev_add_map(priv, map);
op.index = map->index << PAGE_SHIFT;
- mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);

- if (copy_to_user(u, &op, sizeof(op)) != 0)
+ if (copy_to_user(u, &op, sizeof(op)) != 0) {
+ list_del(&map->next);
+ mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
+ gntdev_put_map(priv, map);
return -EFAULT;
+ }

+ mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
return 0;
}

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