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Message-ID: <47d96d1e-a09e-4f0b-8dc3-bdf87ead1dfe@linux.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:52:46 +0800
From: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@...ux.intel.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
 Mathias Krause <minipli@...ecurity.net>, John Allen <john.allen@....com>,
 Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>, Chao Gao <chao.gao@...el.com>,
 Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>, Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>,
 Zhang Yi Z <yi.z.zhang@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 14/41] KVM: VMX: Emulate read and write to CET MSRs



On 9/13/2025 7:22 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> From: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@...el.com>
>
> Add emulation interface for CET MSR access. The emulation code is split
> into common part and vendor specific part. The former does common checks
> for MSRs, e.g., accessibility, data validity etc., then passes operation
> to either XSAVE-managed MSRs via the helpers or CET VMCS fields.
>
> SSP can only be read via RDSSP. Writing even requires destructive and
> potentially faulting operations such as SAVEPREVSSP/RSTORSSP or
> SETSSBSY/CLRSSBSY. Let the host use a pseudo-MSR that is just a wrapper
> for the GUEST_SSP field of the VMCS.
>
> Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Mathias Krause <minipli@...ecurity.net>
> Tested-by: John Allen <john.allen@....com>
> Tested-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@...el.com>
> [sean: drop call to kvm_set_xstate_msr() for S_CET, consolidate code]
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@...ux.intel.com>

> ---
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 18 ++++++++++++
>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.c     | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.h     | 23 +++++++++++++++
>   3 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index 227b45430ad8..4fc1dbba2eb0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -2106,6 +2106,15 @@ int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   		else
>   			msr_info->data = vmx->pt_desc.guest.addr_a[index / 2];
>   		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_S_CET:
> +		msr_info->data = vmcs_readl(GUEST_S_CET);
> +		break;
> +	case MSR_KVM_INTERNAL_GUEST_SSP:
> +		msr_info->data = vmcs_readl(GUEST_SSP);
> +		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB:
> +		msr_info->data = vmcs_readl(GUEST_INTR_SSP_TABLE);
> +		break;
>   	case MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR:
>   		msr_info->data = vmx_guest_debugctl_read();
>   		break;
> @@ -2424,6 +2433,15 @@ int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   		else
>   			vmx->pt_desc.guest.addr_a[index / 2] = data;
>   		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_S_CET:
> +		vmcs_writel(GUEST_S_CET, data);
> +		break;
> +	case MSR_KVM_INTERNAL_GUEST_SSP:
> +		vmcs_writel(GUEST_SSP, data);
> +		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB:
> +		vmcs_writel(GUEST_INTR_SSP_TABLE, data);
> +		break;
>   	case MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES:
>   		if (data & PMU_CAP_LBR_FMT) {
>   			if ((data & PMU_CAP_LBR_FMT) !=
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 460ceae11495..0b67b1b0e361 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -1890,6 +1890,44 @@ static int __kvm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index, u64 data,
>   
>   		data = (u32)data;
>   		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_U_CET:
> +	case MSR_IA32_S_CET:
> +		if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) &&
> +		    !guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_IBT))
> +			return KVM_MSR_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
> +		if (!kvm_is_valid_u_s_cet(vcpu, data))
> +			return 1;
> +		break;
> +	case MSR_KVM_INTERNAL_GUEST_SSP:
> +		if (!host_initiated)
> +			return 1;
> +		fallthrough;
> +		/*
> +		 * Note that the MSR emulation here is flawed when a vCPU
> +		 * doesn't support the Intel 64 architecture. The expected
> +		 * architectural behavior in this case is that the upper 32
> +		 * bits do not exist and should always read '0'. However,
> +		 * because the actual hardware on which the virtual CPU is
> +		 * running does support Intel 64, XRSTORS/XSAVES in the
> +		 * guest could observe behavior that violates the
> +		 * architecture. Intercepting XRSTORS/XSAVES for this
> +		 * special case isn't deemed worthwhile.
> +		 */
> +	case MSR_IA32_PL0_SSP ... MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB:
> +		if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK))
> +			return KVM_MSR_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
> +		/*
> +		 * MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB is not present on processors that do
> +		 * not support Intel 64 architecture.
> +		 */
> +		if (index == MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB && !guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LM))
> +			return KVM_MSR_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
> +		if (is_noncanonical_msr_address(data, vcpu))
> +			return 1;
> +		/* All SSP MSRs except MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB must be 4-byte aligned */
> +		if (index != MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB && !IS_ALIGNED(data, 4))
> +			return 1;
> +		break;
>   	}
>   
>   	msr.data = data;
> @@ -1934,6 +1972,20 @@ static int __kvm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index, u64 *data,
>   		    !guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_RDPID))
>   			return 1;
>   		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_U_CET:
> +	case MSR_IA32_S_CET:
> +		if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) &&
> +		    !guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_IBT))
> +			return KVM_MSR_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
> +		break;
> +	case MSR_KVM_INTERNAL_GUEST_SSP:
> +		if (!host_initiated)
> +			return 1;
> +		fallthrough;
> +	case MSR_IA32_PL0_SSP ... MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB:
> +		if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK))
> +			return KVM_MSR_RET_UNSUPPORTED;
> +		break;
>   	}
>   
>   	msr.index = index;
> @@ -3864,12 +3916,12 @@ static __always_inline void kvm_access_xstate_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>   	kvm_fpu_put();
>   }
>   
> -static __maybe_unused void kvm_set_xstate_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
> +static void kvm_set_xstate_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   {
>   	kvm_access_xstate_msr(vcpu, msr_info, MSR_TYPE_W);
>   }
>   
> -static __maybe_unused void kvm_get_xstate_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
> +static void kvm_get_xstate_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   {
>   	kvm_access_xstate_msr(vcpu, msr_info, MSR_TYPE_R);
>   }
> @@ -4255,6 +4307,10 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   		vcpu->arch.guest_fpu.xfd_err = data;
>   		break;
>   #endif
> +	case MSR_IA32_U_CET:
> +	case MSR_IA32_PL0_SSP ... MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP:
> +		kvm_set_xstate_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
> +		break;
>   	default:
>   		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr))
>   			return kvm_pmu_set_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
> @@ -4604,6 +4660,10 @@ int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   		msr_info->data = vcpu->arch.guest_fpu.xfd_err;
>   		break;
>   #endif
> +	case MSR_IA32_U_CET:
> +	case MSR_IA32_PL0_SSP ... MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP:
> +		kvm_get_xstate_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
> +		break;
>   	default:
>   		if (kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index))
>   			return kvm_pmu_get_msr(vcpu, msr_info);
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
> index a7c9c72fca93..076eccba0f7e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
> @@ -710,4 +710,27 @@ int ____kvm_emulate_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpl,
>   
>   int kvm_emulate_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>   
> +#define CET_US_RESERVED_BITS		GENMASK(9, 6)
> +#define CET_US_SHSTK_MASK_BITS		GENMASK(1, 0)
> +#define CET_US_IBT_MASK_BITS		(GENMASK_ULL(5, 2) | GENMASK_ULL(63, 10))
> +#define CET_US_LEGACY_BITMAP_BASE(data)	((data) >> 12)
> +
> +static inline bool kvm_is_valid_u_s_cet(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
> +{
> +	if (data & CET_US_RESERVED_BITS)
> +		return false;
> +	if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) &&
> +	    (data & CET_US_SHSTK_MASK_BITS))
> +		return false;
> +	if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_IBT) &&
> +	    (data & CET_US_IBT_MASK_BITS))
> +		return false;
> +	if (!IS_ALIGNED(CET_US_LEGACY_BITMAP_BASE(data), 4))
> +		return false;
> +	/* IBT can be suppressed iff the TRACKER isn't WAIT_ENDBR. */
> +	if ((data & CET_SUPPRESS) && (data & CET_WAIT_ENDBR))
> +		return false;
> +
> +	return true;
> +}
>   #endif


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