From: Andi Kleen <[email protected]> At entry userspace may have populated registers with values that could be useful in a speculative execution attack. Clear them to minimize the kernel's attack surface.
[djbw: interleave the clearing with setting up the stack ] Cc: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> Cc: Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Cc: Andy Lutomirski <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <[email protected]> --- arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S index 98d5358e4041..fd65e016e413 100644 --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S @@ -85,15 +85,25 @@ ENTRY(entry_SYSENTER_compat) pushq %rcx /* pt_regs->cx */ pushq $-ENOSYS /* pt_regs->ax */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r8 = 0 */ + xorq %r8, %r8 /* nospec r8 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r9 = 0 */ + xorq %r9, %r9 /* nospec r9 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r10 = 0 */ + xorq %r10, %r10 /* nospec r10 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r11 = 0 */ + xorq %r11, %r11 /* nospec r11 */ pushq %rbx /* pt_regs->rbx */ + xorl %ebx, %ebx /* nospec rbx */ pushq %rbp /* pt_regs->rbp (will be overwritten) */ + xorl %ebp, %ebp /* nospec rbp */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r12 = 0 */ + xorq %r12, %r12 /* nospec r12 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r13 = 0 */ + xorq %r13, %r13 /* nospec r13 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r14 = 0 */ + xorq %r14, %r14 /* nospec r14 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r15 = 0 */ + xorq %r15, %r15 /* nospec r15 */ cld /* @@ -214,15 +224,25 @@ GLOBAL(entry_SYSCALL_compat_after_hwframe) pushq %rbp /* pt_regs->cx (stashed in bp) */ pushq $-ENOSYS /* pt_regs->ax */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r8 = 0 */ + xorq %r8, %r8 /* nospec r8 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r9 = 0 */ + xorq %r9, %r9 /* nospec r9 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r10 = 0 */ + xorq %r10, %r10 /* nospec r10 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r11 = 0 */ + xorq %r11, %r11 /* nospec r11 */ pushq %rbx /* pt_regs->rbx */ + xorl %ebx, %ebx /* nospec rbx */ pushq %rbp /* pt_regs->rbp (will be overwritten) */ + xorl %ebp, %ebp /* nospec rbp */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r12 = 0 */ + xorq %r12, %r12 /* nospec r12 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r13 = 0 */ + xorq %r13, %r13 /* nospec r13 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r14 = 0 */ + xorq %r14, %r14 /* nospec r14 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r15 = 0 */ + xorq %r15, %r15 /* nospec r15 */ /* * User mode is traced as though IRQs are on, and SYSENTER @@ -338,15 +358,25 @@ ENTRY(entry_INT80_compat) pushq %rcx /* pt_regs->cx */ pushq $-ENOSYS /* pt_regs->ax */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r8 = 0 */ + xorq %r8, %r8 /* nospec r8 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r9 = 0 */ + xorq %r9, %r9 /* nospec r9 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r10 = 0 */ + xorq %r10, %r10 /* nospec r10 */ pushq $0 /* pt_regs->r11 = 0 */ + xorq %r11, %r11 /* nospec r11 */ pushq %rbx /* pt_regs->rbx */ + xorl %ebx, %ebx /* nospec rbx */ pushq %rbp /* pt_regs->rbp */ + xorl %ebp, %ebp /* nospec rbp */ pushq %r12 /* pt_regs->r12 */ + xorq %r12, %r12 /* nospec r12 */ pushq %r13 /* pt_regs->r13 */ + xorq %r13, %r13 /* nospec r13 */ pushq %r14 /* pt_regs->r14 */ + xorq %r14, %r14 /* nospec r14 */ pushq %r15 /* pt_regs->r15 */ + xorq %r15, %r15 /* nospec r15 */ cld /*
