Thread (2 messages) 2 messages, 2 authors, 2018-07-28

Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd: Fix possible Spectre-v1 for pkt_devs

From: Gustavo A. R. Silva <hidden>
Date: 2018-07-28 01:48:17
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Hi Jinbum,

Thanks for working on this.

Please, see some comments below.

On 07/27/2018 08:31 PM, Jinbum Park wrote:
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User controls @dev_minor which to be used as index of pkt_devs.
So, It can be exploited via Spectre-like attack. (speculative execution)

This kind of attack leaks address of pkt_devs, [1]
It leads an attacker to bypass security mechanism such as KASLR.

So sanitize @dev_minor before using it to prevent attack.

[1] https://github.com/jinb-park/linux-exploit/
tree/master/exploit-remaining-spectre-gadget/leak_pkt_devs.c

Signed-off-by: Jinbum Park <redacted>
---
 drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index c61d20c..665760d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME	"pktcdvd"
 
@@ -2229,9 +2229,13 @@ static void pkt_release_dev(struct pktcdvd_device *pd, int flush)
 
 static struct pktcdvd_device *pkt_find_dev_from_minor(unsigned int dev_minor)
 {
+	unsigned int idx = 0;
+
There is no need for a new variable in this case.
 	if (dev_minor >= MAX_WRITERS)
 		return NULL;
-	return pkt_devs[dev_minor];
+
+	idx = array_index_nospec(dev_minor, MAX_WRITERS);
+	return pkt_devs[idx];
Also, the following style is preferred:

if (dev_minor >= MAX_WRITERS)
	return NULL;
dev_minor = array_index_nospec(dev_minor, MAX_WRITERS);


Thanks
--
Gustavo
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