linux-kernel - [tip:x86/pti] x86/entry/64/compat: Clear registers for compat syscalls, to reduce speculation attack surface

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 6 Feb 2018 04:00:34 -0800
From:   tip-bot for Dan Williams <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com,
        jpoimboe@...hat.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        brgerst@...il.com, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bp@...en8.de, dvlasenk@...hat.com,
        luto@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip:x86/pti] x86/entry/64/compat: Clear registers for compat
 syscalls, to reduce speculation attack surface

Commit-ID:  6b8cf5cc9965673951f1ab3f0e3cf23d06e3e2ee
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/6b8cf5cc9965673951f1ab3f0e3cf23d06e3e2ee
Author:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
AuthorDate: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 17:18:17 -0800
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitDate: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 11:47:57 +0100

x86/entry/64/compat: Clear registers for compat syscalls, to reduce speculation attack surface

At entry userspace may have populated registers with values that could
otherwise be useful in a speculative execution attack. Clear them to
minimize the kernel's attack surface.

Originally-From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/151787989697.7847.4083702787288600552.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com
[ Made small improvements to the changelog. ]
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
index 98d5358..fd65e01 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
@@ -85,15 +85,25 @@ ENTRY(entry_SYSENTER_compat)
 	pushq	%rcx			/* pt_regs->cx */
 	pushq	$-ENOSYS		/* pt_regs->ax */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r8  = 0 */
+	xorq	%r8, %r8		/* nospec   r8 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r9  = 0 */
+	xorq	%r9, %r9		/* nospec   r9 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r10 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r10, %r10		/* nospec   r10 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r11 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r11, %r11		/* nospec   r11 */
 	pushq   %rbx                    /* pt_regs->rbx */
+	xorl	%ebx, %ebx		/* nospec   rbx */
 	pushq   %rbp                    /* pt_regs->rbp (will be overwritten) */
+	xorl	%ebp, %ebp		/* nospec   rbp */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r12 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r12, %r12		/* nospec   r12 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r13 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r13, %r13		/* nospec   r13 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r14 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r14, %r14		/* nospec   r14 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r15 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r15, %r15		/* nospec   r15 */
 	cld
 
 	/*
@@ -214,15 +224,25 @@ GLOBAL(entry_SYSCALL_compat_after_hwframe)
 	pushq	%rbp			/* pt_regs->cx (stashed in bp) */
 	pushq	$-ENOSYS		/* pt_regs->ax */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r8  = 0 */
+	xorq	%r8, %r8		/* nospec   r8 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r9  = 0 */
+	xorq	%r9, %r9		/* nospec   r9 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r10 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r10, %r10		/* nospec   r10 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r11 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r11, %r11		/* nospec   r11 */
 	pushq   %rbx                    /* pt_regs->rbx */
+	xorl	%ebx, %ebx		/* nospec   rbx */
 	pushq   %rbp                    /* pt_regs->rbp (will be overwritten) */
+	xorl	%ebp, %ebp		/* nospec   rbp */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r12 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r12, %r12		/* nospec   r12 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r13 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r13, %r13		/* nospec   r13 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r14 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r14, %r14		/* nospec   r14 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r15 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r15, %r15		/* nospec   r15 */
 
 	/*
 	 * User mode is traced as though IRQs are on, and SYSENTER
@@ -338,15 +358,25 @@ ENTRY(entry_INT80_compat)
 	pushq	%rcx			/* pt_regs->cx */
 	pushq	$-ENOSYS		/* pt_regs->ax */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r8  = 0 */
+	xorq	%r8, %r8		/* nospec   r8 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r9  = 0 */
+	xorq	%r9, %r9		/* nospec   r9 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r10 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r10, %r10		/* nospec   r10 */
 	pushq   $0			/* pt_regs->r11 = 0 */
+	xorq	%r11, %r11		/* nospec   r11 */
 	pushq   %rbx                    /* pt_regs->rbx */
+	xorl	%ebx, %ebx		/* nospec   rbx */
 	pushq   %rbp                    /* pt_regs->rbp */
+	xorl	%ebp, %ebp		/* nospec   rbp */
 	pushq   %r12                    /* pt_regs->r12 */
+	xorq	%r12, %r12		/* nospec   r12 */
 	pushq   %r13                    /* pt_regs->r13 */
+	xorq	%r13, %r13		/* nospec   r13 */
 	pushq   %r14                    /* pt_regs->r14 */
+	xorq	%r14, %r14		/* nospec   r14 */
 	pushq   %r15                    /* pt_regs->r15 */
+	xorq	%r15, %r15		/* nospec   r15 */
 	cld
 
 	/*