From: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@amd.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Pawan Gupta <pawan.kumar.gupta@linux.intel.com>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>, <x86@kernel.org>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for SSB
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:21:59 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250819192200.2003074-5-david.kaplan@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250819192200.2003074-1-david.kaplan@amd.com>
Attack vector controls for SSB were missed in the initial attack vector
series. The default mitigation for SSB requires user-space opt-in so it is
only relevant for user->user attacks. Add an AUTO mitigation for SSB and
use this attack vector control to select the SSB mitigation.
Signed-off-by: David Kaplan <david.kaplan@amd.com>
---
.../hw-vuln/attack_vector_controls.rst | 5 +----
arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/attack_vector_controls.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/attack_vector_controls.rst
index 6dd0800146f6..5964901d66e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/attack_vector_controls.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/attack_vector_controls.rst
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Spectre_v2 X X
Spectre_v2_user X X * (Note 1)
SRBDS X X X X
SRSO X X X X
-SSB (Note 4)
+SSB X
TAA X X X X * (Note 2)
TSA X X X X
=============== ============== ============ ============= ============== ============ ========
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ Notes:
3 -- Disables SMT if cross-thread mitigations are fully enabled, the CPU is
vulnerable, and STIBP is not supported
- 4 -- Speculative store bypass is always enabled by default (no kernel
- mitigation applied) unless overridden with spec_store_bypass_disable option
-
When an attack-vector is disabled, all mitigations for the vulnerabilities
listed in the above table are disabled, unless mitigation is required for a
different enabled attack-vector or a mitigation is explicitly selected via a
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 10f261678749..e263c126723a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ enum spectre_v2_user_mitigation {
/* The Speculative Store Bypass disable variants */
enum ssb_mitigation {
SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE,
+ SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_AUTO,
SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_DISABLE,
SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_PRCTL,
SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_SECCOMP,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 8dc654ccdbb9..059269f3f56f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ static bool __init should_mitigate_vuln(unsigned int bug)
cpu_attack_vector_mitigated(CPU_MITIGATE_USER_USER) ||
cpu_attack_vector_mitigated(CPU_MITIGATE_GUEST_GUEST) ||
(smt_mitigations != SMT_MITIGATIONS_OFF);
+
+ case X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS:
+ return cpu_attack_vector_mitigated(CPU_MITIGATE_USER_USER);
+
default:
WARN(1, "Unknown bug %x\n", bug);
return false;
@@ -2595,7 +2599,7 @@ void cpu_bugs_smt_update(void)
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "Speculative Store Bypass: " fmt
static enum ssb_mitigation ssb_mode __ro_after_init =
- IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MITIGATION_SSB) ? SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_PRCTL : SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
+ IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MITIGATION_SSB) ? SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_AUTO : SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
static const char * const ssb_strings[] = {
[SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE] = "Vulnerable",
@@ -2626,7 +2630,7 @@ static int __init ssb_parse_cmdline(char *str)
return 0;
if (!strcmp(str, "auto"))
- ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_PRCTL;
+ ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_AUTO;
else if (!strcmp(str, "on"))
ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_DISABLE;
else if (!strcmp(str, "off"))
@@ -2646,11 +2650,18 @@ early_param("spec_store_bypass_disable", ssb_parse_cmdline);
static void __init ssb_select_mitigation(void)
{
- if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS) || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
+ if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS)) {
ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
return;
}
+ if (ssb_mode == SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_AUTO) {
+ if (should_mitigate_vuln(X86_BUG_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS))
+ ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_PRCTL;
+ else
+ ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
+ }
+
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SSBD))
ssb_mode = SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_NONE;
@@ -2870,6 +2881,7 @@ static int ssb_prctl_get(struct task_struct *task)
return PR_SPEC_DISABLE;
case SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_SECCOMP:
case SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_PRCTL:
+ case SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_AUTO:
if (task_spec_ssb_force_disable(task))
return PR_SPEC_PRCTL | PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE;
if (task_spec_ssb_noexec(task))
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-19 19:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-19 19:21 [PATCH v2 0/5] Bugs clean-up David Kaplan
2025-08-19 19:21 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] x86/bugs: Use early_param for spectre_v2_user David Kaplan
2025-08-20 18:37 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-27 21:51 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-08-27 21:59 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-19 19:21 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] x86/bugs: Use early_param for spectre_v2 David Kaplan
2025-08-22 11:49 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-22 14:12 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-22 14:30 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-22 14:37 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-19 19:21 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] x86/bugs: Simplify SSB cmdline parsing David Kaplan
2025-08-27 22:02 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-08-19 19:21 ` David Kaplan [this message]
2025-08-21 6:17 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/bugs: Add attack vector controls for SSB Pawan Gupta
2025-08-27 10:27 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-27 11:04 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-27 14:05 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-27 14:22 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-27 14:25 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-27 15:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-27 15:47 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-27 16:11 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-27 16:15 ` Kaplan, David
2025-08-27 16:19 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-28 13:39 ` [tip: x86/urgent] " tip-bot2 for David Kaplan
2025-08-19 19:22 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] x86/bugs: Remove uses of cpu_mitigations_off() David Kaplan
2025-08-21 6:18 ` [PATCH v2 0/5] Bugs clean-up Pawan Gupta
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