linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/fpu/xstate: Fix PKRU covert channel

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Message-ID: <20230831043228.1194256-1-jmattson@google.com>
Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:32:21 -0700
From:   Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Tavis Ormandy <taviso@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com>,
        "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>,
        Feng Tang <feng.tang@...el.com>,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/fpu/xstate: Fix PKRU covert channel

When XCR0[9] is set, PKRU can be read and written from userspace with
XSAVE and XRSTOR, even when CR4.PKE is clear.

Clear XCR0[9] when protection keys are disabled.

Reported-by: Tavis Ormandy <taviso@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 1afbc4866b10..a27b4f7b9365 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static unsigned short xsave_cpuid_features[] __initdata = {
 	[XFEATURE_ZMM_Hi256]			= X86_FEATURE_AVX512F,
 	[XFEATURE_Hi16_ZMM]			= X86_FEATURE_AVX512F,
 	[XFEATURE_PT_UNIMPLEMENTED_SO_FAR]	= X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PT,
-	[XFEATURE_PKRU]				= X86_FEATURE_PKU,
+	[XFEATURE_PKRU]				= X86_FEATURE_OSPKE,
 	[XFEATURE_PASID]			= X86_FEATURE_ENQCMD,
 	[XFEATURE_XTILE_CFG]			= X86_FEATURE_AMX_TILE,
 	[XFEATURE_XTILE_DATA]			= X86_FEATURE_AMX_TILE,
-- 
2.42.0.283.g2d96d420d3-goog