From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9110C04AB9 for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:04:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F12B21765 for ; Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:04:49 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 7F12B21765 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=none dis=none) header.from=intel.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726925AbeHUDWc (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:22:32 -0400 Received: from mga06.intel.com ([134.134.136.31]:10086 "EHLO mga06.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726862AbeHUDWb (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:22:31 -0400 X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga005.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.41]) by orsmga104.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 20 Aug 2018 17:04:46 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.53,267,1531810800"; d="scan'208";a="250527768" Received: from cschaufl-mobl.amr.corp.intel.com ([10.252.136.122]) by orsmga005.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 20 Aug 2018 17:04:46 -0700 From: Casey Schaufler To: kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, selinux@tycho.nsa.gov, casey.schaufler@intel.com, dave.hansen@intel.com, deneen.t.dock@intel.com, kristen@linux.intel.com, arjan@linux.intel.com Subject: [PATCH v3 2/5] X86: Support LSM determination of side-channel Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:04:41 -0700 Message-Id: <20180821000444.7004-3-casey.schaufler@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.0 In-Reply-To: <20180821000444.7004-1-casey.schaufler@intel.com> References: <20180821000444.7004-1-casey.schaufler@intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org When switching between tasks it may be necessary to set an indirect branch prediction barrier if the tasks are potentially vulnerable to side-channel attacks. This adds a call to security_task_safe_sidechannel so that security modules can weigh in on the decision. Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler --- arch/x86/mm/tlb.c | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c index 6eb1f34c3c85..8714d4af06aa 100644 --- a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c +++ b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include @@ -270,11 +271,14 @@ void switch_mm_irqs_off(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next, * threads. It will also not flush if we switch to idle * thread and back to the same process. It will flush if we * switch to a different non-dumpable process. + * If a security module thinks that the transition + * is unsafe do the flush. */ - if (tsk && tsk->mm && - tsk->mm->context.ctx_id != last_ctx_id && - get_dumpable(tsk->mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER) - indirect_branch_prediction_barrier(); + if (tsk && tsk->mm && tsk->mm->context.ctx_id != last_ctx_id) { + if (get_dumpable(tsk->mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER || + security_task_safe_sidechannel(tsk) != 0) + indirect_branch_prediction_barrier(); + } if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VMAP_STACK)) { /* -- 2.17.1