----- Original Message ----- > .snip. > > > > This raises two issues: > > > > 1) swiotlb_tlb_unmap_single fails to check whether the index generated > > > > from the dma_addr is in range of the io_tlb_orig_addr array. > > > That is fairly simple to implement I would think. That is it can check > > > that the dma_addr is from the PA in the io_tlb pool when SWIOTLB=force > > > is used. > > > > > > I'm not sure this can fix all the cases. It looks to me we should map > > descriptor coherent but readonly (which is not supported by current DMA > > API). > > I think I am missing something obvious here. The attacker is the hypervisor, > aka > the owner of the VirtIO device (ring0). The attacker is the one that > provides the addr/len - having that readonly from a guest perspective > does not change the fact that the hypervisor can modify the memory range > by mapping it via a different virtual address in the hypervisor? (aka > aliasing it). Right, but if we allow hypervisor to provide arbitrary addr/len, does it mean hypervisor can read uncrypted content of encrypted memory of guest through swiotlb? Thanks > > > > Otherwise, device can modify the desc[i].addr/desc[i].len at any time to > > pretend a valid mapping. > > With the swiotlb=force as long as addr/len are within the PA boundaries > within the SWIOTLB pool this should be OK? > > After all that whole area is in cleartext and visible to the attacker. > > _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
