[PATCH v5 29/34] x86/ia32: do not modify the DPL bits for a null selector

Xin Li
2023-03-07T03:07:41Z

When a null selector is to be loaded into a segment register,
reload_segments() sets its DPL bits to 3. Later when the IRET
instruction loads it, it zeros the segment register. The two
operations offset each other to actually effect a nop.

Unlike IRET, ERETU does not make any of DS, ES, FS, or GS null
if it is found to have DPL < 3. It is expected that a FRED-enabled
operating system will return to ring 3 (in compatibility mode)
only when those segments all have DPL = 3.

Thus when FRED is enabled, we end up with having 3 in a segment
register even when it is initially set to 0.

Fix it by not modifying the DPL bits for a null selector.

Tested-by: Shan Kang <shan.kang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/signal_32.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal_32.c
index 9027fc088f97..7796cf84fca2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -36,22 +36,27 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
#include <asm/ia32_unistd.h>

+static inline u16 usrseg(u16 sel)
+{
+ return sel <= 3 ? sel : sel | 3;
+}
+
static inline void reload_segments(struct sigcontext_32 *sc)
{
unsigned int cur;

savesegment(gs, cur);
- if ((sc->gs | 0x03) != cur)
- load_gs_index(sc->gs | 0x03);
+ if (usrseg(sc->gs) != cur)
+ load_gs_index(usrseg(sc->gs));
savesegment(fs, cur);
- if ((sc->fs | 0x03) != cur)
- loadsegment(fs, sc->fs | 0x03);
+ if (usrseg(sc->fs) != cur)
+ loadsegment(fs, usrseg(sc->fs));
savesegment(ds, cur);
- if ((sc->ds | 0x03) != cur)
- loadsegment(ds, sc->ds | 0x03);
+ if (usrseg(sc->ds) != cur)
+ loadsegment(ds, usrseg(sc->ds));
savesegment(es, cur);
- if ((sc->es | 0x03) != cur)
- loadsegment(es, sc->es | 0x03);
+ if (usrseg(sc->es) != cur)
+ loadsegment(es, usrseg(sc->es));
}

#define sigset32_t compat_sigset_t
--
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