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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-08-07 16:35:44 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-08-07 16:35:44 -0700 |
commit | 138bcddb86d8a4f842e4ed6f0585abc9b1a764ff (patch) | |
tree | ca19614fcb87e39ad2214c95e331d17b2c23d26b /Documentation | |
parent | 14f9643dc90adea074a0ffb7a17d337eafc6a5cc (diff) | |
parent | 5a15d8348881e9371afdf9f5357a135489496955 (diff) |
Merge tag 'x86_bugs_srso' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86/srso fixes from Borislav Petkov:
"Add a mitigation for the speculative RAS (Return Address Stack)
overflow vulnerability on AMD processors.
In short, this is yet another issue where userspace poisons a
microarchitectural structure which can then be used to leak privileged
information through a side channel"
* tag 'x86_bugs_srso' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
x86/srso: Tie SBPB bit setting to microcode patch detection
x86/srso: Add a forgotten NOENDBR annotation
x86/srso: Fix return thunks in generated code
x86/srso: Add IBPB on VMEXIT
x86/srso: Add IBPB
x86/srso: Add SRSO_NO support
x86/srso: Add IBPB_BRTYPE support
x86/srso: Add a Speculative RAS Overflow mitigation
x86/bugs: Increase the x86 bugs vector size to two u32s
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/index.rst | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/srso.rst | 133 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 11 |
3 files changed, 145 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/index.rst index e0614760a99e..ff4d3fa2a75c 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/index.rst @@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ are configurable at compile, boot or run time. l1d_flush.rst processor_mmio_stale_data.rst cross-thread-rsb.rst + srso diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/srso.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/srso.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..32eb5e6db272 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/srso.rst @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +Speculative Return Stack Overflow (SRSO) +======================================== + +This is a mitigation for the speculative return stack overflow (SRSO) +vulnerability found on AMD processors. The mechanism is by now the well +known scenario of poisoning CPU functional units - the Branch Target +Buffer (BTB) and Return Address Predictor (RAP) in this case - and then +tricking the elevated privilege domain (the kernel) into leaking +sensitive data. + +AMD CPUs predict RET instructions using a Return Address Predictor (aka +Return Address Stack/Return Stack Buffer). In some cases, a non-architectural +CALL instruction (i.e., an instruction predicted to be a CALL but is +not actually a CALL) can create an entry in the RAP which may be used +to predict the target of a subsequent RET instruction. + +The specific circumstances that lead to this varies by microarchitecture +but the concern is that an attacker can mis-train the CPU BTB to predict +non-architectural CALL instructions in kernel space and use this to +control the speculative target of a subsequent kernel RET, potentially +leading to information disclosure via a speculative side-channel. + +The issue is tracked under CVE-2023-20569. + +Affected processors +------------------- + +AMD Zen, generations 1-4. That is, all families 0x17 and 0x19. Older +processors have not been investigated. + +System information and options +------------------------------ + +First of all, it is required that the latest microcode be loaded for +mitigations to be effective. + +The sysfs file showing SRSO mitigation status is: + + /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spec_rstack_overflow + +The possible values in this file are: + + - 'Not affected' The processor is not vulnerable + + - 'Vulnerable: no microcode' The processor is vulnerable, no + microcode extending IBPB functionality + to address the vulnerability has been + applied. + + - 'Mitigation: microcode' Extended IBPB functionality microcode + patch has been applied. It does not + address User->Kernel and Guest->Host + transitions protection but it does + address User->User and VM->VM attack + vectors. + + (spec_rstack_overflow=microcode) + + - 'Mitigation: safe RET' Software-only mitigation. It complements + the extended IBPB microcode patch + functionality by addressing User->Kernel + and Guest->Host transitions protection. + + Selected by default or by + spec_rstack_overflow=safe-ret + + - 'Mitigation: IBPB' Similar protection as "safe RET" above + but employs an IBPB barrier on privilege + domain crossings (User->Kernel, + Guest->Host). + + (spec_rstack_overflow=ibpb) + + - 'Mitigation: IBPB on VMEXIT' Mitigation addressing the cloud provider + scenario - the Guest->Host transitions + only. + + (spec_rstack_overflow=ibpb-vmexit) + +In order to exploit vulnerability, an attacker needs to: + + - gain local access on the machine + + - break kASLR + + - find gadgets in the running kernel in order to use them in the exploit + + - potentially create and pin an additional workload on the sibling + thread, depending on the microarchitecture (not necessary on fam 0x19) + + - run the exploit + +Considering the performance implications of each mitigation type, the +default one is 'Mitigation: safe RET' which should take care of most +attack vectors, including the local User->Kernel one. + +As always, the user is advised to keep her/his system up-to-date by +applying software updates regularly. + +The default setting will be reevaluated when needed and especially when +new attack vectors appear. + +As one can surmise, 'Mitigation: safe RET' does come at the cost of some +performance depending on the workload. If one trusts her/his userspace +and does not want to suffer the performance impact, one can always +disable the mitigation with spec_rstack_overflow=off. + +Similarly, 'Mitigation: IBPB' is another full mitigation type employing +an indrect branch prediction barrier after having applied the required +microcode patch for one's system. This mitigation comes also at +a performance cost. + +Mitigation: safe RET +-------------------- + +The mitigation works by ensuring all RET instructions speculate to +a controlled location, similar to how speculation is controlled in the +retpoline sequence. To accomplish this, the __x86_return_thunk forces +the CPU to mispredict every function return using a 'safe return' +sequence. + +To ensure the safety of this mitigation, the kernel must ensure that the +safe return sequence is itself free from attacker interference. In Zen3 +and Zen4, this is accomplished by creating a BTB alias between the +untraining function srso_untrain_ret_alias() and the safe return +function srso_safe_ret_alias() which results in evicting a potentially +poisoned BTB entry and using that safe one for all function returns. + +In older Zen1 and Zen2, this is accomplished using a reinterpretation +technique similar to Retbleed one: srso_untrain_ret() and +srso_safe_ret(). diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index a1457995fd41..f5ec3dade58e 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -5875,6 +5875,17 @@ Not specifying this option is equivalent to spectre_v2_user=auto. + spec_rstack_overflow= + [X86] Control RAS overflow mitigation on AMD Zen CPUs + + off - Disable mitigation + microcode - Enable microcode mitigation only + safe-ret - Enable sw-only safe RET mitigation (default) + ibpb - Enable mitigation by issuing IBPB on + kernel entry + ibpb-vmexit - Issue IBPB only on VMEXIT + (cloud-specific mitigation) + spec_store_bypass_disable= [HW] Control Speculative Store Bypass (SSB) Disable mitigation (Speculative Store Bypass vulnerability) |