From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
x86@kernel.org
Cc: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@gmail.com>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v16 02/13] KVM: x86: Prevent host DR7 debug register leak into guest OS on NMI
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:49:59 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178939019982.94750.4441254006258061798.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178939017565.94750.9431053336761330458.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
When KVM enters a guest OS, host hardware breakpoints are disabled
before running the guest. However, an NMI can occur during guest
execution, where local_db_save() or arch_install_hw_breakpoint()
can be invoked.
In particular, if local_db_save() or arch_install_hw_breakpoint()
is executed from NMI, hardware DR7 can be modified or restored with
host breakpoint settings, leaking host breakpoints into the guest OS
or clobbering the guest's debug registers.
Introduce a per-CPU flag, cpu_dr_in_guest, to indicate that the CPU
is executing in guest mode. Set this flag in vcpu_enter_guest()
during entering the guest with disabling host breakpoints.
If this flag is set, local_db_save() and local_db_restore() return
immediately, and arch_install_hw_breakpoint() returns an error.
In addition, protect cpu_dr_in_guest in within_cpu_entry() to
prevent recursive #DB exceptions.
Fixes: f85d40160691 ("KVM: X86: Disable hardware breakpoints unconditionally before kvm_x86->run()")
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.8-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v16:
- Newly added.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h | 6 ++++++
arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 10 ++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 7 +++++++
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
index 854d82b88ff4..50f830972698 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/debugreg.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#define DR7_FIXED_1 0x00000400
DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_dr7);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(bool, cpu_dr_in_guest);
#ifndef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
/*
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long local_db_save(void)
{
unsigned long dr7;
+ if (this_cpu_read(cpu_dr_in_guest))
+ return 0;
+
if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR) && !hw_breakpoint_active())
return 0;
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@ static __always_inline void local_db_restore(unsigned long dr7)
* not be good.
*/
barrier();
+ if (this_cpu_read(cpu_dr_in_guest))
+ return;
if (dr7)
set_debugreg(dr7, 7);
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index f846c15f21ca..68de7ed79d88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_dr7);
EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(cpu_dr7);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, cpu_dr_in_guest);
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_dr_in_guest);
+
/* Per cpu debug address registers values */
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_debugreg[HBP_NUM]);
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ int arch_install_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+ if (this_cpu_read(cpu_dr_in_guest))
+ return -EBUSY;
+
for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; i++) {
struct perf_event **slot = this_cpu_ptr(&bp_per_reg[i]);
@@ -316,6 +322,10 @@ static inline bool within_cpu_entry(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
if (within_area(addr, end, (unsigned long)&per_cpu(cpu_dr7, cpu),
sizeof(cpu_dr7)))
return true;
+ if (within_area(addr, end,
+ (unsigned long)&per_cpu(cpu_dr_in_guest, cpu),
+ sizeof(cpu_dr_in_guest)))
+ return true;
}
return false;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 79468ddfe473..5e046924ab76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -8318,6 +8318,9 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
kvm_load_xfeatures(vcpu, true);
+ this_cpu_write(cpu_dr_in_guest, true);
+ barrier();
+
if (unlikely(vcpu->arch.switch_db_regs &&
!(vcpu->arch.switch_db_regs & KVM_DEBUGREG_AUTO_SWITCH))) {
set_debugreg(DR7_FIXED_1, 7);
@@ -8400,6 +8403,10 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
kvm_update_dr7(vcpu);
}
+ barrier();
+ this_cpu_write(cpu_dr_in_guest, false);
+ barrier();
+
/*
* If the guest has used debug registers, at least dr7
* will be disabled while returning to the host.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-14 12:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-14 12:49 [PATCH v16 00/13] tracing: wprobe: x86: Add wprobe for watchpoint Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:49 ` [PATCH v16 01/13] x86/mce: Fix hardware debug register corruption on task migration Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:49 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2026-09-14 14:35 ` [PATCH v16 02/13] KVM: x86: Prevent host DR7 debug register leak into guest OS on NMI Sean Christopherson
2026-09-14 12:50 ` [PATCH v16 03/13] x86/hw_breakpoints: Make DR7 updates NMI safe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:50 ` [PATCH v16 04/13] x86/hw_breakpoints: Add arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:50 ` [PATCH v16 05/13] HWBP: Add modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:50 ` [PATCH v16 06/13] tracing/wprobe: Add wprobe (watchpoint probe) trace event support Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:50 ` [PATCH v16 07/13] x86: hw_breakpoint: Add a kconfig to clarify when a breakpoint fires Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:51 ` [PATCH v16 08/13] selftests: tracing: Add a basic testcase for wprobe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:51 ` [PATCH v16 09/13] selftests: tracing: Add syntax " Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:51 ` [PATCH v16 10/13] tracing/wprobe: Add set_wprobe and clear_wprobe event triggers Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:51 ` [PATCH v16 11/13] selftests: tracing: Add wprobe trigger testcase Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:51 ` [PATCH v16 12/13] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF typecast in fetchargs Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-14 12:52 ` [PATCH v16 13/13] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF struct offset resolution in set_wprobe trigger Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
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