3.19.8-ckt5 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> commit a27507ca2d796cfa8d907de31ad730359c8a6d06 upstream. Check the repeat_nmi .. end_repeat_nmi special case first. The next patch will rework the RSP check and, as a side effect, the RSP check will no longer detect repeat_nmi .. end_repeat_nmi, so we'll need this ordering of the checks. Note: this is more subtle than it appears. The check for repeat_nmi .. end_repeat_nmi jumps straight out of the NMI code instead of adjusting the "iret" frame to force a repeat. This is necessary, because the code between repeat_nmi and end_repeat_nmi sets "NMI executing" and then writes to the "iret" frame itself. If a nested NMI comes in and modifies the "iret" frame while repeat_nmi is also modifying it, we'll end up with garbage. The old code got this right, as does the new code, but the new code is a bit more explicit. If we were to move the check right after the "NMI executing" check, then we'd get it wrong and have random crashes. This is a prerequisite for the fix for CVE-2015-3291. Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> [bwh: Backported to 4.0: adjust filename, spacing] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: John Johansen <john.johansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Andy Whitcroft <apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 34 ++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S index 21a8acf..5dc89ed 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S @@ -1601,7 +1601,24 @@ ENTRY(nmi) /* * Determine whether we're a nested NMI. * - * First check "NMI executing". If it's set, then we're nested. + * If we interrupted kernel code between repeat_nmi and + * end_repeat_nmi, then we are a nested NMI. We must not + * modify the "iret" frame because it's being written by + * the outer NMI. That's okay: the outer NMI handler is + * about to about to call do_nmi anyway, so we can just + * resume the outer NMI. + */ + + movq $repeat_nmi, %rdx + cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx + ja 1f + movq $end_repeat_nmi, %rdx + cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx + ja nested_nmi_out +1: + + /* + * Now check "NMI executing". If it's set, then we're nested. * This will not detect if we interrupted an outer NMI just * before IRET. */ @@ -1628,21 +1645,6 @@ ENTRY(nmi) nested_nmi: /* - * If we interrupted an NMI that is between repeat_nmi and - * end_repeat_nmi, then we must not modify the "iret" frame - * because it's being written by the outer NMI. That's okay: - * the outer NMI handler is about to call do_nmi anyway, - * so we can just resume the outer NMI. - */ - movq $repeat_nmi, %rdx - cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx - ja 1f - movq $end_repeat_nmi, %rdx - cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx - ja nested_nmi_out - -1: - /* * Modify the "iret" frame to point to repeat_nmi, forcing another * iteration of NMI handling. */ -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html