linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/3] KVM: x86: work around infinite loop in microcode when #AC is delivered

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Date:	Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:22:52 +0100
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	digitaleric@...gle.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] KVM: x86: work around infinite loop in microcode when #AC is delivered

From: Eric Northup <digitaleric@...gle.com>

It was found that a guest can DoS a host by triggering an infinite
stream of "alignment check" (#AC) exceptions.  This causes the
microcode to enter an infinite loop where the core never receives
another interrupt.  The host kernel panics pretty quickly due to the
effects (CVE-2015-5307).

Signed-off-by: Eric Northup <digitaleric@...gle.com>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h | 1 +
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c              | 8 ++++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c              | 5 ++++-
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h
index b5d7640abc5d..8a4add8e4639 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 	{ SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + UD_VECTOR,       "UD excp" }, \
 	{ SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + PF_VECTOR,       "PF excp" }, \
 	{ SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + NM_VECTOR,       "NM excp" }, \
+	{ SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + AC_VECTOR,       "AC excp" }, \
 	{ SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + MC_VECTOR,       "MC excp" }, \
 	{ SVM_EXIT_INTR,        "interrupt" }, \
 	{ SVM_EXIT_NMI,         "nmi" }, \
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index f2ba91990b4e..183926483c3a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	set_exception_intercept(svm, PF_VECTOR);
 	set_exception_intercept(svm, UD_VECTOR);
 	set_exception_intercept(svm, MC_VECTOR);
+	set_exception_intercept(svm, AC_VECTOR);
 
 	set_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_INTR);
 	set_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_NMI);
@@ -1707,6 +1708,12 @@ static int ud_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int ac_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	kvm_queue_exception_e(&svm->vcpu, AC_VECTOR, 0);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static void svm_fpu_activate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
@@ -3270,6 +3277,7 @@ static int (*const svm_exit_handlers[])(struct vcpu_svm *svm) = {
 	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + PF_VECTOR]	= pf_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + NM_VECTOR]	= nm_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + MC_VECTOR]	= mc_interception,
+	[SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + AC_VECTOR]	= ac_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_INTR]				= intr_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_NMI]				= nmi_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_SMI]				= nop_on_interception,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index b765b036a048..89aaedd2a91d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ static void update_exception_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	u32 eb;
 
 	eb = (1u << PF_VECTOR) | (1u << UD_VECTOR) | (1u << MC_VECTOR) |
-	     (1u << NM_VECTOR) | (1u << DB_VECTOR);
+	     (1u << NM_VECTOR) | (1u << DB_VECTOR) | (1u << AC_VECTOR);
 	if ((vcpu->guest_debug &
 	     (KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP)) ==
 	    (KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP))
@@ -5261,6 +5261,9 @@ static int handle_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return handle_rmode_exception(vcpu, ex_no, error_code);
 
 	switch (ex_no) {
+	case AC_VECTOR:
+		kvm_queue_exception_e(vcpu, AC_VECTOR, error_code);
+		return 1;
 	case DB_VECTOR:
 		dr6 = vmcs_readl(EXIT_QUALIFICATION);
 		if (!(vcpu->guest_debug &
-- 
1.8.3.1


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