[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [PATCH v2] SUPPORT.md: Un-shimmed 32-bit PV guests are no longer supported
The support status of 32-bit guests doesn't seem particularly useful. With it changed to fully unsupported outside of PV-shim, adjust the PV32 Kconfig default accordingly. Reported-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: George Dunlap <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx> --- v2: - add in Kconfig from advisory, ported over c/s d23d792478d --- SUPPORT.md | 9 +-------- xen/arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 +++++-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/SUPPORT.md b/SUPPORT.md index d0d4fc6f4f..a29680e04c 100644 --- a/SUPPORT.md +++ b/SUPPORT.md @@ -86,14 +86,7 @@ No hardware requirements Status, x86_64: Supported Status, x86_32, shim: Supported - Status, x86_32, without shim: Supported, with caveats - -Due to architectural limitations, -32-bit PV guests must be assumed to be able to read arbitrary host memory -using speculative execution attacks. -Advisories will continue to be issued -for new vulnerabilities related to un-shimmed 32-bit PV guests -enabling denial-of-service attacks or privilege escalation attacks. + Status, x86_32, without shim: Supported, not security supported ### x86/HVM diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig b/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig index e55e029b79..9b164db641 100644 --- a/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ config PV config PV32 bool "Support for 32bit PV guests" depends on PV - default y + default PV_SHIM select COMPAT ---help--- The 32bit PV ABI uses Ring1, an area of the x86 architecture which @@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ config PV32 reduction, or performance reasons. Backwards compatibility can be provided via the PV Shim mechanism. - If unsure, say Y. + Note that outside of PV Shim, 32-bit PV guests are not security + supported anymore. + + If unsure, use the default setting. config PV_LINEAR_PT bool "Support for PV linear pagetables" -- 2.30.2
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