Thread (60 messages) 60 messages, 6 authors, 2020-12-10

Re: [PATCH v15 04/26] x86/cet: Add control-protection fault handler

From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Date: 2020-11-26 18:49:43
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On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 08:21:49AM -0800, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index e19df6cde35d..6c21c1e92605 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -598,6 +598,65 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_ERRORCODE(exc_general_protection)
 	cond_local_irq_disable(regs);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_CET
+static const char * const control_protection_err[] = {
+	"unknown",
+	"near-ret",
+	"far-ret/iret",
+	"endbranch",
+	"rstorssp",
+	"setssbsy",
+};
+
+/*
+ * When a control protection exception occurs, send a signal
+ * to the responsible application.  Currently, control
+ * protection is only enabled for the user mode.  This
+ * exception should not come from the kernel mode.
+ */
Make that 80 cols wide.
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+DEFINE_IDTENTRY_ERRORCODE(exc_control_protection)
+{
+	struct task_struct *tsk;
+
+	if (notify_die(DIE_TRAP, "control protection fault", regs,
+		       error_code, X86_TRAP_CP, SIGSEGV) == NOTIFY_STOP)
+		return;
What is the intent here, notifiers can prevent the machine from printing
the CP error below?
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+	cond_local_irq_enable(regs);
+
+	if (!user_mode(regs))
+		die("kernel control protection fault", regs, error_code);
Let's write that more explicitly:

		die("Unexpected/unsupported control protection fault"...
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+
+	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) &&
+	    !static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBT))
Why static_cpu_has?
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "CET is disabled but got control protection fault\n");
			     "Control protection fault with CET support disabled\n"
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+
+	tsk = current;
+	tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;
+	tsk->thread.trap_nr = X86_TRAP_CP;
+
+	if (show_unhandled_signals && unhandled_signal(tsk, SIGSEGV) &&
+	    printk_ratelimit()) {
+		unsigned int max_err;
+		unsigned long ssp;
+
+		max_err = ARRAY_SIZE(control_protection_err) - 1;
+		if ((error_code < 0) || (error_code > max_err))
+			error_code = 0;
<---- newline here.
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+		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP, ssp);
+		pr_info("%s[%d] control protection ip:%lx sp:%lx ssp:%lx error:%lx(%s)",
+			tsk->comm, task_pid_nr(tsk),
+			regs->ip, regs->sp, ssp, error_code,
+			control_protection_err[error_code]);
+		print_vma_addr(KERN_CONT " in ", regs->ip);
+		pr_cont("\n");
+	}
...

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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