return 0;
 }
 
+static int nested_vmx_check_vmcs_link_ptr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+                                         struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
+{
+       int r;
+       struct page *page;
+       struct vmcs12 *shadow;
+
+       if (vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer == -1ull)
+               return 0;
+
+       if (!page_address_valid(vcpu, vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       page = kvm_vcpu_gpa_to_page(vcpu, vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer);
+       if (is_error_page(page))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       r = 0;
+       shadow = kmap(page);
+       if (shadow->hdr.revision_id != VMCS12_REVISION ||
+           shadow->hdr.shadow_vmcs != nested_cpu_has_shadow_vmcs(vmcs12))
+               r = -EINVAL;
+       kunmap(page);
+       kvm_release_page_clean(page);
+       return r;
+}
+
 static int check_vmentry_postreqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
                                  u32 *exit_qual)
 {
            !nested_guest_cr4_valid(vcpu, vmcs12->guest_cr4))
                return 1;
 
-       if (!nested_cpu_has_shadow_vmcs(vmcs12) &&
-           vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer != -1ull) {
+       if (nested_vmx_check_vmcs_link_ptr(vcpu, vmcs12)) {
                *exit_qual = ENTRY_FAIL_VMCS_LINK_PTR;
                return 1;
        }