[PATCH v4 2/4] x86/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state

From: Thomas Garnier
Date: Wed Mar 22 2017 - 16:39:34 EST


Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
returns for x86.
---
Based on next-20170322
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/x86/entry/common.c | 3 +++
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 8 ++++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h | 11 +++++++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 11 -----------
5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 0e1bdadc8222..f48c96b834b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config X86
select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_ACPI_PDC if ACPI
select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
+ select ARCH_NO_SYSCALL_VERIFY_PRE_USERMODE_STATE
select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
select ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT
select ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING if X86_64
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index cdefcfdd9e63..76ef050255c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/user-return-notifier.h>
#include <linux/uprobes.h>
#include <linux/livepatch.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>

#include <asm/desc.h>
#include <asm/traps.h>
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ __visible inline void prepare_exit_to_usermode(struct pt_regs *regs)
struct thread_info *ti = current_thread_info();
u32 cached_flags;

+ verify_pre_usermode_state();
+
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) && WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled()))
local_irq_disable();

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index d2b2a2948ffe..c079b010205c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath:
testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK, TASK_TI_flags(%r11)
jnz 1f

+ /*
+ * If address limit is not based on user-mode, jump to slow path for
+ * additional security checks.
+ */
+ movq $TASK_SIZE_MAX, %rcx
+ cmp %rcx, TASK_addr_limit(%r11)
+ jnz 1f
+
LOCKDEP_SYS_EXIT
TRACE_IRQS_ON /* user mode is traced as IRQs on */
movq RIP(%rsp), %rcx
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
index 516593e66bd6..12fa851c7fa8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
@@ -78,4 +78,15 @@ typedef struct { pteval_t pte; } pte_t;

#define EARLY_DYNAMIC_PAGE_TABLES 64

+/*
+ * User space process size. 47bits minus one guard page. The guard
+ * page is necessary on Intel CPUs: if a SYSCALL instruction is at
+ * the highest possible canonical userspace address, then that
+ * syscall will enter the kernel with a non-canonical return
+ * address, and SYSRET will explode dangerously. We avoid this
+ * particular problem by preventing anything from being mapped
+ * at the maximum canonical address.
+ */
+#define TASK_SIZE_MAX ((_AC(1, UL) << 47) - PAGE_SIZE)
+
#endif /* _ASM_X86_PGTABLE_64_DEFS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 3cada998a402..e80822582d3e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -825,17 +825,6 @@ static inline void spin_lock_prefetch(const void *x)
#define KSTK_ESP(task) (task_pt_regs(task)->sp)

#else
-/*
- * User space process size. 47bits minus one guard page. The guard
- * page is necessary on Intel CPUs: if a SYSCALL instruction is at
- * the highest possible canonical userspace address, then that
- * syscall will enter the kernel with a non-canonical return
- * address, and SYSRET will explode dangerously. We avoid this
- * particular problem by preventing anything from being mapped
- * at the maximum canonical address.
- */
-#define TASK_SIZE_MAX ((1UL << 47) - PAGE_SIZE)
-
/* This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
* space during mmap's.
*/
--
2.12.1.500.gab5fba24ee-goog