On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:16 AM Pawan Gupta
<pawan.kumar.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:50:50PM +0200, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 10. 07. 24 21:06, Pawan Gupta wrote:
> > > Robert Gill reported below #GP when dosemu software was executing vm86()
> > > system call:
> > >
> > > general protection fault: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
> > > CPU: 4 PID: 4610 Comm: dosemu.bin Not tainted 6.6.21-gentoo-x86 #1
> > > Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge 1950/0H723K, BIOS 2.7.0 10/30/2010
> > > EIP: restore_all_switch_stack+0xbe/0xcf
> > > EAX: 00000000 EBX: 00000000 ECX: 00000000 EDX: 00000000
> > > ESI: 00000000 EDI: 00000000 EBP: 00000000 ESP: ff8affdc
> > > DS: 0000 ES: 0000 FS: 0000 GS: 0033 SS: 0068 EFLAGS: 00010046
> > > CR0: 80050033 CR2: 00c2101c CR3: 04b6d000 CR4: 000406d0
> > > Call Trace:
> > > show_regs+0x70/0x78
> > > die_addr+0x29/0x70
> > > exc_general_protection+0x13c/0x348
> > > exc_bounds+0x98/0x98
> > > handle_exception+0x14d/0x14d
> > > exc_bounds+0x98/0x98
> > > restore_all_switch_stack+0xbe/0xcf
> > > exc_bounds+0x98/0x98
> > > restore_all_switch_stack+0xbe/0xcf
> > >
> > > This only happens when VERW based mitigations like MDS/RFDS are enabled.
> > > This is because segment registers with an arbitrary user value can result
> > > in #GP when executing VERW. Intel SDM vol. 2C documents the following
> > > behavior for VERW instruction:
> > >
> > > #GP(0) - If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES,
> > > FS, or GS segment limit.
> > >
> > > CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS macro executes VERW instruction before returning to user
> > > space. Replace CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS with a safer version that uses %ss to
> > > refer VERW operand mds_verw_sel. This ensures VERW will not #GP for an
> > > arbitrary user %ds. Also, in NMI return path, move VERW to after
> > > RESTORE_ALL_NMI that touches GPRs.
> > >
> > > For clarity, below are the locations where the new CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_SAFE
> > > version is being used:
> > >
> > > * entry_INT80_32(), entry_SYSENTER_32() and interrupts (via
> > > handle_exception_return) do:
> > >
> > > restore_all_switch_stack:
> > > [...]
> > > mov %esi,%esi
> > > verw %ss:0xc0fc92c0 <-------------
> > > iret
> > >
> > > * Opportunistic SYSEXIT:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > > verw %ss:0xc0fc92c0 <-------------
> > > btrl $0x9,(%esp)
> > > popf
> > > pop %eax
> > > sti
> > > sysexit
> > >
> > > * nmi_return and nmi_from_espfix:
> > > mov %esi,%esi
> > > verw %ss:0xc0fc92c0 <-------------
> > > jmp .Lirq_return
> > >
> > > Fixes: a0e2dab44d22 ("x86/entry_32: Add VERW just before userspace transition")
> > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 5.10+
> > > Reported-by: Robert Gill <rtgill82@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218707
> > > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/8c77ccfd-d561-45a1-8ed5-6b75212c7a58@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > > Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Suggested-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx> # Use %ss
> > > Signed-off-by: Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > v4:
> > > - Further simplify the patch by using %ss for all VERW calls in 32-bit mode (Brian).
> > > - In NMI exit path move VERW after RESTORE_ALL_NMI that touches GPRs (Dave).
> > >
> > > v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240701-fix-dosemu-vm86-v3-1-b1969532c75a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > - Simplify CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_SAFE by using %ss instead of %ds (Brian).
> > > - Do verw before popf in SYSEXIT path (Jari).
> > >
> > > v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240627-fix-dosemu-vm86-v2-1-d5579f698e77@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > - Safe guard against any other system calls like vm86() that might change %ds (Dave).
> > >
> > > v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240426-fix-dosemu-vm86-v1-1-88c826a3f378@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > ---
> > >
> > > ---
> > > arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S | 18 +++++++++++++++---
> > > 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
> > > index d3a814efbff6..d54f6002e5a0 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
> > > @@ -253,6 +253,16 @@
> > > .Lend_\@:
> > > .endm
> > > +/*
> > > + * Safer version of CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS that uses %ss to reference VERW operand
> > > + * mds_verw_sel. This ensures VERW will not #GP for an arbitrary user %ds.
> > > + */
> > > +.macro CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_SAFE
> > > + ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lskip_verw\@", "", X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF
> > > + verw %ss:_ASM_RIP(mds_verw_sel)
> > > +.Lskip_verw\@:
> > > +.endm
> >
> > Why not simply:
> >
> > .macro CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_SAFE
> > ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(verw %ss:_ASM_RIP(mds_verw_sel)),
> > X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF
> > .endm
>
> We can do it this way as well. But, there are stable kernels that don't
> support relocations in ALTERNATIVEs. The way it is done in current patch
> can be backported without worrying about which kernels support relocations.
Then you could use absolute reference in backports to kernels that
don't support relocations in ALTERNATIVEs, "verw %ss:mds_verw_sel"
works as well, but the relocation is one byte larger.
Uros.
