[PATCH] x86/fpu/xstate: Fix PKRU covert channel

From: Jim Mattson
Date: Thu Aug 31 2023 - 00:33:13 EST


When XCR0[9] is set, PKRU can be read and written from userspace with
XSAVE and XRSTOR, even when CR4.PKE is clear.

Clear XCR0[9] when protection keys are disabled.

Reported-by: Tavis Ormandy <taviso@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 1afbc4866b10..a27b4f7b9365 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static unsigned short xsave_cpuid_features[] __initdata = {
[XFEATURE_ZMM_Hi256] = X86_FEATURE_AVX512F,
[XFEATURE_Hi16_ZMM] = X86_FEATURE_AVX512F,
[XFEATURE_PT_UNIMPLEMENTED_SO_FAR] = X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PT,
- [XFEATURE_PKRU] = X86_FEATURE_PKU,
+ [XFEATURE_PKRU] = X86_FEATURE_OSPKE,
[XFEATURE_PASID] = X86_FEATURE_ENQCMD,
[XFEATURE_XTILE_CFG] = X86_FEATURE_AMX_TILE,
[XFEATURE_XTILE_DATA] = X86_FEATURE_AMX_TILE,
--
2.42.0.283.g2d96d420d3-goog