linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 27/30] x86: Implement thread_struct whitelist for hardened usercopy

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:35:08 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        David Windsor <dave@...lcore.net>
Subject: [PATCH v2 27/30] x86: Implement thread_struct whitelist for hardened usercopy

This whitelists the FPU register state portion of the thread_struct for
copying to userspace, instead of the default entire struct.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig                 | 1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 781521b7cf9e..a8793721483c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_COMPAT_BITS	if MMU && COMPAT
 	select HAVE_ARCH_COMPAT_MMAP_BASES	if MMU && COMPAT
 	select HAVE_ARCH_SECCOMP_FILTER
+	select HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_STRUCT_WHITELIST
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_PUD if X86_64
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 028245e1c42b..dc52ba90f090 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -481,6 +481,14 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	 */
 };
 
+/* Whitelist the FPU state from the task_struct for hardened usercopy. */
+static inline void arch_thread_struct_whitelist(unsigned long *offset,
+						unsigned long *size)
+{
+	*offset = offsetof(struct thread_struct, fpu.state);
+	*size = fpu_kernel_xstate_size;
+}
+
 /*
  * Thread-synchronous status.
  *
-- 
2.7.4