kvm_vfio_group_add() creates kvg instance, links it to kv->group_list, and calls kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm() with kvg->file as an argument after dropping kv->lock. If we race group addition and deletion calls, kvg instance may get freed by the time we get around to calling kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(). Fix this by moving call to kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm() under the protection of kv->lock. We already call it while holding the same lock when vfio group is being deleted, so it should be safe here as well. Fixes: ba70a89f3c2a ("vfio: Change vfio_group_set_kvm() to vfio_file_set_kvm()") Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> --- virt/kvm/vfio.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/virt/kvm/vfio.c b/virt/kvm/vfio.c index 9584eb57e0ed..cd46d7ef98d6 100644 --- a/virt/kvm/vfio.c +++ b/virt/kvm/vfio.c @@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ static int kvm_vfio_group_add(struct kvm_device *dev, unsigned int fd) list_add_tail(&kvg->node, &kv->group_list); kvm_arch_start_assignment(dev->kvm); + kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvg->file, dev->kvm); mutex_unlock(&kv->lock); - kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvg->file, dev->kvm); kvm_vfio_update_coherency(dev); return 0; -- 2.41.0.255.g8b1d071c50-goog -- Dmitry