File xsa260-1.patch of Package xen.openSUSE_Leap_42.3_Update
From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Subject: x86/traps: Fix %dr6 handing in #DB handler
Most bits in %dr6 accumulate, rather than being set directly based on the
current source of #DB. Have the handler follow the manuals guidance, which
avoids leaking hypervisor debugging activities into guest context.
This is part of XSA-260 / CVE-2018-8897.
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
@@ -3746,11 +3746,36 @@ static void ler_enable(void)
void do_debug(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
{
+ unsigned long dr6;
struct vcpu *v = current;
+ /* Stash dr6 as early as possible. */
+ dr6 = read_debugreg(6);
+
if ( debugger_trap_entry(TRAP_debug, regs) )
return;
+ /*
+ * At the time of writing (March 2018), on the subject of %dr6:
+ *
+ * The Intel manual says:
+ * Certain debug exceptions may clear bits 0-3. The remaining contents
+ * of the DR6 register are never cleared by the processor. To avoid
+ * confusion in identifying debug exceptions, debug handlers should
+ * clear the register (except bit 16, which they should set) before
+ * returning to the interrupted task.
+ *
+ * The AMD manual says:
+ * Bits 15:13 of the DR6 register are not cleared by the processor and
+ * must be cleared by software after the contents have been read.
+ *
+ * Some bits are reserved set, some are reserved clear, and some bits
+ * which were previously reserved set are reused and cleared by hardware.
+ * For future compatibility, reset to the default value, which will allow
+ * us to spot any bit being changed by hardware to its non-default value.
+ */
+ write_debugreg(6, X86_DR6_DEFAULT);
+
if ( !guest_mode(regs) )
{
if ( regs->eflags & X86_EFLAGS_TF )
@@ -3783,7 +3808,8 @@ void do_debug(struct cpu_user_regs *regs
}
/* Save debug status register where guest OS can peek at it */
- v->arch.debugreg[6] = read_debugreg(6);
+ v->arch.debugreg[6] |= (dr6 & ~X86_DR6_DEFAULT);
+ v->arch.debugreg[6] &= (dr6 | ~X86_DR6_DEFAULT);
ler_enable();
do_guest_trap(TRAP_debug, regs);
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/debugreg.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/debugreg.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
#define DR_STATUS_RESERVED_ZERO (~0xffffeffful) /* Reserved, read as zero */
#define DR_STATUS_RESERVED_ONE 0xffff0ff0ul /* Reserved, read as one */
+#define X86_DR6_DEFAULT 0xffff0ff0ul /* Default %dr6 value. */
+
/* Now define a bunch of things for manipulating the control register.
The top two bytes of the control register consist of 4 fields of 4
bits - each field corresponds to one of the four debug registers,