[kernel-hardening] [PATCH v9 2/4] x86/syscalls: Optimize address limit check

Thomas Garnier
2017-04-28T15:32:11Z

Disable the generic address limit check in favor of an architecture
specific optimized implementation.

The user-mode state check is added to the prepare_exit_to_usermode
function. This function is called before any user-mode return on 32-bit
and on the 64-bit syscall slowpath. For the 64-bit syscall fast path, an
assembly address limit check redirects to the slow path if the address
limit is different.

The TASK_SIZE_MAX definition is moved to the pgtable_64_types header so
it can be used in assembly code.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>
---
Based on next-20170426
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/x86/entry/common.c | 3 +++
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 8 ++++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h | 11 +++++++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 11 -----------
5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index cd18994a9555..34c04696068b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config X86
#
select ACPI_LEGACY_TABLES_LOOKUP if ACPI
select ACPI_SYSTEM_POWER_STATES_SUPPORT if ACPI
+ select ADDR_LIMIT_CHECK
select ANON_INODES
select ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
select ARCH_DISCARD_MEMBLOCK
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index cdefcfdd9e63..057d133d7b78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/user-return-notifier.h>
#include <linux/uprobes.h>
#include <linux/livepatch.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>

#include <asm/desc.h>
#include <asm/traps.h>
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ __visible inline void prepare_exit_to_usermode(struct pt_regs *regs)
struct thread_info *ti = current_thread_info();
u32 cached_flags;

+ addr_limit_check_syscall();
+
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) && WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled()))
local_irq_disable();

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 607d72c4a485..62aca6dcdaf4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath:
testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK, TASK_TI_flags(%r11)
jnz 1f

+ /*
+ * If address limit is not based on user-mode, jump to slow path for
+ * additional security checks.
+ */
+ movq $TASK_SIZE_MAX, %rcx
+ cmp %rcx, TASK_addr_limit(%r11)
+ jne 1f
+
LOCKDEP_SYS_EXIT
TRACE_IRQS_ON /* user mode is traced as IRQs on */
movq RIP(%rsp), %rcx
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
index 06470da156ba..78af4d43a7ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
@@ -104,4 +104,15 @@ typedef struct { pteval_t pte; } pte_t;

#define EARLY_DYNAMIC_PAGE_TABLES 64

+/*
+ * User space process size. 47bits minus one guard page. The guard
+ * page is necessary on Intel CPUs: if a SYSCALL instruction is at
+ * the highest possible canonical userspace address, then that
+ * syscall will enter the kernel with a non-canonical return
+ * address, and SYSRET will explode dangerously. We avoid this
+ * particular problem by preventing anything from being mapped
+ * at the maximum canonical address.
+ */
+#define TASK_SIZE_MAX ((_AC(1, UL) << 47) - PAGE_SIZE)
+
#endif /* _ASM_X86_PGTABLE_64_DEFS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 3cada998a402..e80822582d3e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -825,17 +825,6 @@ static inline void spin_lock_prefetch(const void *x)
#define KSTK_ESP(task) (task_pt_regs(task)->sp)

#else
-/*
- * User space process size. 47bits minus one guard page. The guard
- * page is necessary on Intel CPUs: if a SYSCALL instruction is at
- * the highest possible canonical userspace address, then that
- * syscall will enter the kernel with a non-canonical return
- * address, and SYSRET will explode dangerously. We avoid this
- * particular problem by preventing anything from being mapped
- * at the maximum canonical address.
- */
-#define TASK_SIZE_MAX ((1UL << 47) - PAGE_SIZE)
-
/* This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
* space during mmap's.
*/
--
2.13.0.rc0.306.g87b477812d-goog