Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] x86/speculation: Allow enabling STIBP with legacy IBRS

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 07:05:40AM +0100, KP Singh wrote:
> When plain IBRS is enabled (not enhanced IBRS), the logic in
> spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation() determines that STIBP is not needed.
> 
> The IBRS bit implicitly protects against cross-thread branch target
> injection. However, with legacy IBRS, the IBRS bit is cleared on
> returning to userspace for performance reasons which leaves userspace
> threads vulnerable to cross-thread branch target injection against which
> STIBP protects.
> 
> Exclude IBRS from the spectre_v2_in_ibrs_mode() check to allow for
> enabling STIBP (through seccomp/prctl() by default or always-on, if
> selected by spectre_v2_user kernel cmdline parameter).
> 
> Fixes: 7c693f54c873 ("x86/speculation: Add spectre_v2=ibrs option to support Kernel IBRS")
> Reported-by: José Oliveira <joseloliveira11@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Rodrigo Branco <rodrigo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: KP Singh <kpsingh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 

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