linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/47] KVM: fix EFER read buffer overflow

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Message-Id: <1251282609-12835-8-git-send-email-avi@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:29:29 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 07/47] KVM: fix EFER read buffer overflow

From: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>

Check whether index is within bounds before grabbing the element.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 0ba706e..31c3a87 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -571,12 +571,15 @@ static void reload_tss(void)
 static void load_transition_efer(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 {
 	int efer_offset = vmx->msr_offset_efer;
-	u64 host_efer = vmx->host_msrs[efer_offset].data;
-	u64 guest_efer = vmx->guest_msrs[efer_offset].data;
+	u64 host_efer;
+	u64 guest_efer;
 	u64 ignore_bits;
 
 	if (efer_offset < 0)
 		return;
+	host_efer = vmx->host_msrs[efer_offset].data;
+	guest_efer = vmx->guest_msrs[efer_offset].data;
+
 	/*
 	 * NX is emulated; LMA and LME handled by hardware; SCE meaninless
 	 * outside long mode
-- 
1.6.4.1

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