Patch "[Variant 3/Meltdown] arm64: Kconfig: Reword UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0 kconfig entry" has been added to the 4.14-stable tree

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This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    [Variant 3/Meltdown] arm64: Kconfig: Reword UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0 kconfig entry

to the 4.14-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     arm64-kconfig-reword-unmap_kernel_at_el0-kconfig-entry.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.14 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.


>From foo@baz Wed Feb 14 14:44:54 CET 2018
From: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:19:39 +0000
Subject: [Variant 3/Meltdown] arm64: Kconfig: Reword UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0 kconfig entry

From: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>


Commit 0617052ddde3 upstream.

Although CONFIG_UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0 does make KASLR more robust, it's
actually more useful as a mitigation against speculation attacks that
can leak arbitrary kernel data to userspace through speculation.

Reword the Kconfig help message to reflect this, and make the option
depend on EXPERT so that it is on by default for the majority of users.

Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/arm64/Kconfig |   13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -807,15 +807,14 @@ config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
 	  4M allocations matching the default size used by generic code.
 
 config UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
-	bool "Unmap kernel when running in userspace (aka \"KAISER\")"
+	bool "Unmap kernel when running in userspace (aka \"KAISER\")" if EXPERT
 	default y
 	help
-	  Some attacks against KASLR make use of the timing difference between
-	  a permission fault which could arise from a page table entry that is
-	  present in the TLB, and a translation fault which always requires a
-	  page table walk. This option defends against these attacks by unmapping
-	  the kernel whilst running in userspace, therefore forcing translation
-	  faults for all of kernel space.
+	  Speculation attacks against some high-performance processors can
+	  be used to bypass MMU permission checks and leak kernel data to
+	  userspace. This can be defended against by unmapping the kernel
+	  when running in userspace, mapping it back in on exception entry
+	  via a trampoline page in the vector table.
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 


Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from will.deacon@xxxxxxx are

queue-4.14/arm64-make-user_ds-an-inclusive-limit.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-remove-pre_ttbr0_update_workaround-for-falkor-erratum-e1003.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-uaccess-don-t-bother-eliding-access_ok-checks-in-__-get-put-_user.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-cpufeature-pass-capability-structure-to-enable-callback.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-uaccess-mask-__user-pointers-for-__arch_-clear-copy_-_user.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-add-arm64_kernel_unmapped_at_el0-helper.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-reword-comment-about-post_ttbr_update_workaround.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kaslr-put-kernel-vectors-address-in-separate-data-page.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-smccc-make-function-identifiers-an-unsigned-quantity.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-move-bp-hardening-to-check_and_switch_context.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-kvm-advertise-smccc-v1.1.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-move-post_ttbr_update_workaround-to-c-code.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-turn-on-kpti-only-on-cpus-that-need-it.patch
queue-4.14/firmware-psci-expose-psci-conduit.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-force-kpti-to-be-disabled-on-cavium-thunderx.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-apply-bp-hardening-for-high-priority-synchronous-exceptions.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kpti-fix-the-interaction-between-asid-switching-and-software-pan.patch
queue-4.14/firmware-psci-expose-smccc-version-through-psci_ops.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-permit-transitioning-from-global-to-non-global-without-bbm.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-allocate-asids-in-pairs.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-tls-avoid-unconditional-zeroing-of-tpidrro_el0-for-native-tasks.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-use-ret-instruction-for-exiting-the-trampoline.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-futex-mask-__user-pointers-prior-to-dereference.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-explicitly-pass-exception-level-to-kernel_ventry-macro.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-implement-branch-predictor-hardening-for-affected-cortex-a-cpus.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kpti-make-use-of-ng-dependent-on-arm64_kernel_unmapped_at_el0.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-kvm-add-psci_version-helper.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kill-psci_get_version-as-a-variant-2-workaround.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-ensure-branch-through-syscall-table-is-bounded-under-speculation.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-use-non-global-mappings-for-kernel-space.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-apply-bp-hardening-for-suspicious-interrupts-from-el0.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-capabilities-handle-duplicate-entries-for-a-capability.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-hook-up-entry-trampoline-to-exception-vectors.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-branch-predictor-hardening-for-cavium-thunderx2.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-uaccess-prevent-speculative-use-of-the-current-addr_limit.patch
queue-4.14/.arm64-add-software-workaround-for-falkor-erratum-1041.patch.swp
queue-4.14/arm64-use-pointer-masking-to-limit-uaccess-speculation.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-add-arm_smccc_arch_workaround_1-bp-hardening-support.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-erratum-work-around-falkor-erratum-e1003-in-trampoline-code.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-fix-and-re-enable-arm64_sw_ttbr0_pan.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-invalidate-both-kernel-and-user-asids-when-performing-tlbi.patch
queue-4.14/drivers-firmware-expose-psci_get_version-through-psci_ops-structure.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-rename-post_ttbr0_update_workaround.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-map-entry-trampoline-into-trampoline-and-kernel-page-tables.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-kvm-turn-kvm_psci_version-into-a-static-inline.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-kvm-implement-psci-1.0-support.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-move-task_-definitions-to-asm-processor.h.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kconfig-reword-unmap_kernel_at_el0-kconfig-entry.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-move-asid-from-ttbr0-to-ttbr1.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-introduce-ttbr_asid_mask-for-getting-at-the-asid-in-the-ttbr.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kvm-add-smccc_arch_workaround_1-fast-handling.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-take-into-account-id_aa64pfr0_el1.csv3.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-cputype-add-missing-midr-values-for-cortex-a72-and-cortex-a75.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kvm-report-smccc_arch_workaround_1-bp-hardening-support.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-barrier-add-csdb-macros-to-control-data-value-prediction.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-smccc-implement-smccc-v1.1-inline-primitive.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-implement-branch-predictor-hardening-for-falkor.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kconfig-add-config_unmap_kernel_at_el0.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-add-software-workaround-for-falkor-erratum-1041.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-idmap-use-awx-flags-for-.idmap.text-.pushsection-directives.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-run-enable-method-for-errata-work-arounds-on-late-cpus.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-mm-temporarily-disable-arm64_sw_ttbr0_pan.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-add-exception-trampoline-page-for-exceptions-from-el0.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kvm-make-psci_version-a-fast-path.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-cpufeature-__this_cpu_has_cap-shouldn-t-stop-early.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-implement-array_index_mask_nospec.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kpti-add-enable-callback-to-remap-swapper-using-ng-mappings.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-kvm-consolidate-the-psci-include-files.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-add-skeleton-to-harden-the-branch-predictor-against-aliasing-attacks.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-define-cputype-macros-for-falkor-cpu.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-cpu_errata-add-kryo-to-falkor-1003-errata.patch
queue-4.14/arm-arm64-kvm-add-smccc-accessors-to-psci-code.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-entry-add-fake-cpu-feature-for-unmapping-the-kernel-at-el0.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kvm-use-per-cpu-vector-when-bp-hardening-is-enabled.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-cputype-add-midr-values-for-cavium-thunderx2-cpus.patch
queue-4.14/arm64-kvm-increment-pc-after-handling-an-smc-trap.patch



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