Re: [PATCH] x86/hw_breakpoint: Prevent data breakpoints on cpu_entry_area

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Thu Jul 25 2019 - 14:08:58 EST


On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 09:37:15AM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> A data breakpoint near the top of an IST stack will cause unresoverable
> recursion. A data breakpoint on the GDT, IDT, or TSS is terrifying.
> Prevent either of these from happening.
>
> Co-developed-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

One small nit beflow.

> ---
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_entry_area.h | 10 ++++++++++
> arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_entry_area.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_entry_area.h
> index e23e2d9a92d7..3f50d4738487 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_entry_area.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_entry_area.h
> @@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ static inline struct entry_stack *cpu_entry_stack(int cpu)
> return &get_cpu_entry_area(cpu)->entry_stack_page.stack;
> }
>
> +/*
> + * Checks whether the range from addr to end, inclusive, overlaps the CPU
> + * entry area range.
> + */
> +static inline bool within_cpu_entry_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
> +{
> + return end >= CPU_ENTRY_AREA_PER_CPU &&
> + addr < (CPU_ENTRY_AREA_PER_CPU + CPU_ENTRY_AREA_TOT_SIZE);
> +}
> +
> #define __this_cpu_ist_top_va(name) \
> CEA_ESTACK_TOP(__this_cpu_read(cea_exception_stacks), name)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
> index 218c8917118e..dc4581fe4b4e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
> @@ -231,6 +231,23 @@ static int arch_build_bp_info(struct perf_event *bp,
> const struct perf_event_attr *attr,
> struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw)
> {
> + unsigned long bp_end;
> +
> + /* Ensure that bp_end does not oveflow. */
> + if (attr->bp_len >= ULONG_MAX - attr->bp_addr)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + bp_end = attr->bp_addr + attr->bp_len - 1;

The alternative (and possibly more conventional) overflow test would be:

if (bp_end < attr->bp_addr)
return -EINVAL;

> +
> + /*
> + * Prevent any breakpoint of any type that overlaps the
> + * cpu_entry_area. This protects the IST stacks and also
> + * reduces the chance that we ever find out what happens if
> + * there's a data breakpoint on the GDT, IDT, or TSS.
> + */
> + if (within_cpu_entry_area(attr->bp_addr, bp_end))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> hw->address = attr->bp_addr;
> hw->mask = 0;
>