linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kvm/x86: actually verify that reading MSR_IA32_UCODE

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:   Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:16:20 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Daniil Tatianin <d-tatianin@...dex-team.ru>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm/x86: actually verify that reading MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV succeeds

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023, Daniil Tatianin wrote:
> ...and return KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID otherwise.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE
> static analysis tool.
> 
> Fixes: cd28325249a1 ("KVM: VMX: support MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES as a feature MSR")
> Signed-off-by: Daniil Tatianin <d-tatianin@...dex-team.ru>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 7713420abab0..7de6939fc371 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -1661,7 +1661,8 @@ static int kvm_get_msr_feature(struct kvm_msr_entry *msr)
>  		msr->data = kvm_caps.supported_perf_cap;
>  		break;
>  	case MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV:
> -		rdmsrl_safe(msr->index, &msr->data);
> +		if (rdmsrl_safe(msr->index, &msr->data))
> +			return KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID;

This is unnecessary and would arguably break KVM's ABI.  KVM unconditionally emulates
MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV in software and rdmsrl_safe() zeros the result on a fault (see
ex_handler_msr()).  '0' is a legitimate ucode revid and a reasonable fallback for
a theoretical (virtual) CPU that doesn't support the MSR.