[Xen-changelog] [xen master] x86: Refine checks in #DB handler for faulting conditions

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commit 17bf51297220dcd74da29de99320b6b1c72d1fa5
Author:     Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu Jun 28 09:04:20 2018 +0200
Commit:     Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Thu Jun 28 09:04:20 2018 +0200

    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@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
---
 xen/arch/x86/traps.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
index e79ca883d7..3e05cf172c 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
@@ -1809,6 +1809,13 @@ 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. */
@@ -1830,33 +1837,44 @@ 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, 0);
-        }
-
         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, 0);
+                    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.
          */
         gprintk(XENLOG_WARNING,
                 "Hit #DB in Xen context: %04x:%p [%ps], stk %04x:%p, dr6 
%lx\n",
--
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