linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] KVM: SVM: Make sure GHCB is mapped before updating

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:   Fri, 9 Apr 2021 11:05:22 -0500
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] KVM: SVM: Make sure GHCB is mapped before updating

On 4/9/21 9:38 AM, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> 
> Access to the GHCB is mainly in the VMGEXIT path and it is known that the
> GHCB will be mapped. But there are two paths where it is possible the GHCB
> might not be mapped.
> 
> The sev_vcpu_deliver_sipi_vector() routine will update the GHCB to inform
> the caller of the AP Reset Hold NAE event that a SIPI has been delivered.
> However, if a SIPI is performed without a corresponding AP Reset Hold,
> then the GHCB might not be mapped (depending on the previous VMEXIT),
> which will result in a NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> The svm_complete_emulated_msr() routine will update the GHCB to inform
> the caller of a RDMSR/WRMSR operation about any errors. While it is likely
> that the GHCB will be mapped in this situation, add a safe guard
> in this path to be certain a NULL pointer dereference is not encountered.
> 
> Fixes: f1c6366e3043 ("KVM: SVM: Add required changes to support intercepts under SEV-ES")
> Fixes: 647daca25d24 ("KVM: SVM: Add support for booting APs in an SEV-ES guest")
> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> 
> ---
> 
> Changes from v2:
> - Removed WARN_ON_ONCE() from the sev_vcpu_deliver_sipi_vector() path
>   since it is guest triggerable and can crash systems with panic_on_warn
>   and replaced with pr_warn_once().

I messed up the change-log here, the WARN_ON_ONCE() was dropped and *not*
replaced with a pr_warn_once().

Thanks,
Tom

> 
> Changes from v1:
> - Added the svm_complete_emulated_msr() path as suggested by Sean
>   Christopherson
> - Add a WARN_ON_ONCE() to the sev_vcpu_deliver_sipi_vector() path
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 3 +++
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
> index 83e00e524513..0a539f8bc212 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
> @@ -2105,5 +2105,8 @@ void sev_vcpu_deliver_sipi_vector(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 vector)
>  	 * the guest will set the CS and RIP. Set SW_EXIT_INFO_2 to a
>  	 * non-zero value.
>  	 */
> +	if (!svm->ghcb)
> +		return;
> +
>  	ghcb_set_sw_exit_info_2(svm->ghcb, 1);
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> index 271196400495..534e52ba6045 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> @@ -2759,7 +2759,7 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>  static int svm_complete_emulated_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int err)
>  {
>  	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
> -	if (!sev_es_guest(vcpu->kvm) || !err)
> +	if (!err || !sev_es_guest(vcpu->kvm) || WARN_ON_ONCE(!svm->ghcb))
>  		return kvm_complete_insn_gp(vcpu, err);
>  
>  	ghcb_set_sw_exit_info_1(svm->ghcb, 1);
>