Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 3/4] x86/vmx: Fix security issue when a guest balloons out the #VE info page

["Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Andrew Cooper [mailto:andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 4:19 AM
> 
> The logic in altp2m_vcpu_{en,dis}able_ve() and
> vmx_vcpu_update_vmfunc_ve() is
> dangerous.  After #VE has been set up, the guest can balloon out and free the
> nominated GFN, after which the processor may write to it.  Also, the unlocked
> GFN query means the MFN is stale by the time it is used.  Alternatively, a
> guest can race two disable calls to cause one VMCS to still reference the
> nominated GFN after the tracking information was dropped.
> 
> Rework the logic from scratch to make it safe.
> 
> Hold an extra page reference on the underlying frame, to account for the
> VMCS's reference.  This means that if the GFN gets ballooned out, it isn't
> freed back to Xen until #VE is disabled, and the VMCS no longer refers to the
> page.
> 
> A consequence of this is that altp2m_vcpu_disable_ve() needs to be called
> during the domain_kill() path, to drop the reference for domains which shut
> down with #VE still enabled.
> 
> For domains using altp2m, we expect a single enable call and no disable for
> the remaining lifetime of the domain.  However, to avoid problems with
> concurrent calls, use cmpxchg() to locklessly maintain safety.
> 
> This doesn't have an XSA because altp2m is not yet a security-supported
> feature.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Release-acked-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>

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