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File xsa265.patch of Package xen.8426

From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Subject: x86: Refine checks in #DB handler for faulting conditions

One of the fix for XSA-260 (c/s 75d6828bc2 "x86/traps: Fix handling of #DB
exceptions in hypervisor context") added some safety checks to help avoid
livelocks of #DB faults.

While a General Detect #DB exception does have fault semantics, hardware
clears %dr7.gd on entry to the handler, meaning that it is actually safe to
return to.  Furthermore, %dr6.gd is guest controlled and sticky (never cleared
by hardware).  A malicious PV guest can therefore trigger the fatal_trap() and
crash Xen.

Instruction breakpoints are more tricky.  The breakpoint match bits in %dr6
are not sticky, but the Intel manual warns that they may be set for
non-enabled breakpoints, so add a breakpoint enabled check.

Beyond that, because of the restriction on the linear addresses PV guests can
set, and the fault (rather than trap) nature of instruction breakpoints
(i.e. can't be deferred by a MovSS shadow), there should be no way to
encounter an instruction breakpoint in Xen context.  However, for extra
robustness, deal with this situation by clearing the breakpoint configuration,
rather than crashing.

This is XSA-265

Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

--- a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
@@ -3577,6 +3577,13 @@ void do_debug(struct cpu_user_regs *regs
 
     if ( !guest_mode(regs) )
     {
+        /*
+         * !!! WARNING !!!
+         *
+         * %dr6 is mostly guest controlled at this point.  Any decsions base
+         * on its value must be crosschecked with non-guest controlled state.
+         */
+
         if ( regs->eflags & X86_EFLAGS_TF )
         {
             /* In SYSENTER entry path we can't zap TF until EFLAGS is saved. */
@@ -3598,33 +3605,44 @@ void do_debug(struct cpu_user_regs *regs
          * Check for fault conditions.  General Detect, and instruction
          * breakpoints are faults rather than traps, at which point attempting
          * to ignore and continue will result in a livelock.
+         *
+         * However, on entering the #DB handler, hardware clears %dr7.gd for
+         * us (as confirmed by the earlier %dr6 accesses succeeding), meaning
+         * that a real General Detect exception is restartable.
+         *
+         * PV guests are not permitted to point %dr{0..3} at Xen linear
+         * addresses, and Instruction Breakpoints (being faults) don't get
+         * delayed by a MovSS shadow, so we should never encounter one in
+         * hypervisor context.
+         *
+         * If however we do, safety measures need to be enacted.  Use a big
+         * hammer and clear all debug settings.
          */
-        if ( dr6 & DR_GENERAL_DETECT )
-        {
-            printk(XENLOG_ERR "Hit General Detect in Xen context\n");
-            fatal_trap(regs);
-        }
-
         if ( dr6 & (DR_TRAP3 | DR_TRAP2 | DR_TRAP1 | DR_TRAP0) )
         {
-            unsigned int bp, dr7 = read_debugreg(7) >> DR_CONTROL_SHIFT;
+            unsigned int bp, dr7 = read_debugreg(7);
 
             for ( bp = 0; bp < 4; ++bp )
             {
                 if ( (dr6 & (1u << bp)) && /* Breakpoint triggered? */
-                     ((dr7 & (3u << (bp * DR_CONTROL_SIZE))) == 0) /* Insn? */ )
+                     (dr7 & (3u << (bp * DR_ENABLE_SIZE))) && /* Enabled? */
+                     ((dr7 & (3u << ((bp * DR_CONTROL_SIZE) + /* Insn? */
+                                     DR_CONTROL_SHIFT))) == DR_RW_EXECUTE) )
                 {
+                    ASSERT_UNREACHABLE();
+
                     printk(XENLOG_ERR
                            "Hit instruction breakpoint in Xen context\n");
-                    fatal_trap(regs);
+                    write_debugreg(7, 0);
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
 
         /*
-         * Whatever caused this #DB should be a trap.  Note it and continue.
-         * Guests can trigger this in certain corner cases, so ensure the
-         * message is ratelimited.
+         * Whatever caused this #DB should be restartable by this point.  Note
+         * it and continue.  Guests can trigger this in certain corner cases,
+         * so ensure the message is ratelimited.
          */
         gdprintk(XENLOG_WARNING,
                  "Hit #DB in Xen context: %04x:%p [%ps], stk %04x:%p, dr6 %lx\n",

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