The Linux kernel has a global address space that is the same for any
kernel code. This address space becomes a liability in a world with
processor information leak vulnerabilities, such as L1TF. With the right
cache load gadget, an attacker-controlled hyperthread pair can leak
arbitrary data via L1TF. Disabling hyperthreading is one recommended
mitigation, but it comes with a large performance hit for a wide range
of workloads.
An alternative mitigation is to not make certain data in the kernel
globally visible, but only when the kernel executes in the context of
the process where this data belongs to.
This patch introduces a region for process-local memory into the
kernel's virtual address space. It has a length of 64 GiB (to give more
than enough space while leaving enough room for KASLR) and will always
occupy a pgd entry that is exclusive for process-local mappings (other
pgds may point to shared page tables for the kernel space).
Signed-off-by: Marius Hillenbrand <mhill...@amazon.de>
Inspired-by: Julian Stecklina <j...@alien8.de> (while jstec...@amazon.de)
Cc: Alexander Graf <g...@amazon.de>
Cc: David Woodhouse <d...@amazon.co.uk>
---
Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt | 11 +++++--
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h | 4 +++
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h | 12 ++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/head64.c | 8 +++++
arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c | 9 ++++++
arch/x86/mm/fault.c | 19 ++++++++++++
arch/x86/mm/kaslr.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
security/Kconfig | 18 +++++++++++
9 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
index 804f9426ed17..476519759cdc 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
____________________________________________________________|___________________
ffffc90000000000 | -55 TB | ffffe8ffffffffff | 32 TB | vmalloc/ioremap
space (vmalloc_base)
ffffe90000000000 | -23 TB | ffffe9ffffffffff | 1 TB | ... unused hole
ffffea0000000000 | -22 TB | ffffeaffffffffff | 1 TB | virtual memory
map (vmemmap_base)
- ffffeb0000000000 | -21 TB | ffffebffffffffff | 1 TB | ... unused hole
+ ffffeb0000000000 | -21 TB | ffffeb7fffffffff | 512 GB | ... unused hole
+ ffffeb8000000000 | -20.5 TB | ffffebffffffffff | 512 GB | process-local
kernel memory (layout shared but mappings
+ | | | | exclusive to
processes, needs an exclusive entry in the
+ | | | | top-level page
table)
ffffec0000000000 | -20 TB | fffffbffffffffff | 16 TB | KASAN shadow
memory
__________________|____________|__________________|_________|____________________________________________________________
|
@@ -98,7 +101,11 @@
____________________________________________________________|___________________
ffa0000000000000 | -24 PB | ffd1ffffffffffff | 12.5 PB | vmalloc/ioremap
space (vmalloc_base)
ffd2000000000000 | -11.5 PB | ffd3ffffffffffff | 0.5 PB | ... unused hole
ffd4000000000000 | -11 PB | ffd5ffffffffffff | 0.5 PB | virtual memory
map (vmemmap_base)
- ffd6000000000000 | -10.5 PB | ffdeffffffffffff | 2.25 PB | ... unused hole
+ ffd6000000000000 | -10.5 PB | ffd7ffffffffffff | 0.5 PB | ... unused hole
+ ffd8000000000000 | -10 PB | ffd8ffffffffffff | 256 TB | process-local
kernel memory (layout shared but mappings
+ | | | | exclusive to
processes, needs an exclusive entry in the
+ | | | | top-level page
table)
+ ffd9000000000000 | -9.75 PB | ffdeffffffffffff | 1.5 PB | ... unused hole
ffdf000000000000 | -8.25 PB | fffffdffffffffff | ~8 PB | KASAN shadow
memory
__________________|____________|__________________|_________|____________________________________________________________
|
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 3b8cc39ae52d..9924d542d44a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config X86_64
select SWIOTLB
select X86_DEV_DMA_OPS
select ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_WRAPPER
+ select ARCH_SUPPORTS_PROCLOCAL
#
# Arch settings
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h
index 939b1cff4a7b..e6f0d76de849 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_64.h
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ extern unsigned long page_offset_base;
extern unsigned long vmalloc_base;
extern unsigned long vmemmap_base;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+extern unsigned long proclocal_base;
+#endif
+
static inline unsigned long __phys_addr_nodebug(unsigned long x)
{
unsigned long y = x - __START_KERNEL_map;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
index 14cd41b989d6..cb1b789a55c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ extern unsigned int ptrs_per_p4d;
#define VMALLOC_END (VMALLOC_START + (VMALLOC_SIZE_TB << 40) - 1)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+# define __PROCLOCAL_BASE_L4 0xffffeb8000000000UL
+# define __PROCLOCAL_BASE_L5 0xffd8000000000000UL
+# define PROCLOCAL_SIZE (64UL * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+# ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_MEMORY_LAYOUT
+# define PROCLOCAL_START proclocal_base
+# else /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_MEMORY_LAYOUT */
+# define PROCLOCAL_START __PROCLOCAL_BASE_L4
+# endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_MEMORY_LAYOUT */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROCLOCAL */
+
#define MODULES_VADDR (__START_KERNEL_map + KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE)
/* The module sections ends with the start of the fixmap */
#define MODULES_END _AC(0xfffffffff4000000, UL)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 509de5a2a122..490b5255aad3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ unsigned long vmalloc_base __ro_after_init =
__VMALLOC_BASE_L4;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc_base);
unsigned long vmemmap_base __ro_after_init = __VMEMMAP_BASE_L4;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmemmap_base);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+unsigned long proclocal_base __ro_after_init = __PROCLOCAL_BASE_L4;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(proclocal_base);
+#endif
#endif
#define __head __section(.head.text)
@@ -94,6 +98,10 @@ static bool __head check_la57_support(unsigned long physaddr)
*fixup_long(&page_offset_base, physaddr) = __PAGE_OFFSET_BASE_L5;
*fixup_long(&vmalloc_base, physaddr) = __VMALLOC_BASE_L5;
*fixup_long(&vmemmap_base, physaddr) = __VMEMMAP_BASE_L5;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+#warning "Process-local memory with 5-level page tables is compile-tested
only."
+ *fixup_long(&proclocal_base, physaddr) = __PROCLOCAL_BASE_L5;
+#endif
return true;
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
index abcb8d00b014..88fa2da94cfe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ enum address_markers_idx {
LOW_KERNEL_NR,
VMALLOC_START_NR,
VMEMMAP_START_NR,
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ PROCLOCAL_START_NR,
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
KASAN_SHADOW_START_NR,
KASAN_SHADOW_END_NR,
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ static struct addr_marker address_markers[] = {
[LOW_KERNEL_NR] = { 0UL, "Low Kernel Mapping" },
[VMALLOC_START_NR] = { 0UL, "vmalloc() Area" },
[VMEMMAP_START_NR] = { 0UL, "Vmemmap" },
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ [PROCLOCAL_START_NR] = { 0UL, "Process local" },
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
/*
* These fields get initialized with the (dynamic)
@@ -622,6 +628,9 @@ static int __init pt_dump_init(void)
address_markers[KASAN_SHADOW_START_NR].start_address =
KASAN_SHADOW_START;
address_markers[KASAN_SHADOW_END_NR].start_address = KASAN_SHADOW_END;
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ address_markers[PROCLOCAL_START_NR].start_address = PROCLOCAL_START;
+#endif
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
address_markers[VMALLOC_START_NR].start_address = VMALLOC_START;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index ba51652fbd33..befea89c5d6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1171,6 +1171,15 @@ static inline bool smap_violation(int error_code, struct
pt_regs *regs)
return true;
}
+static int fault_in_process_local(unsigned long address)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ return address >= PROCLOCAL_START && address < (PROCLOCAL_START +
PROCLOCAL_SIZE);
+#else
+ return false;
+#endif
+}
+
/*
* Called for all faults where 'address' is part of the kernel address
* space. Might get called for faults that originate from *code* that
@@ -1214,6 +1223,16 @@ do_kern_addr_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long
hw_error_code,
if (spurious_kernel_fault(hw_error_code, address))
return;
+ /*
+ * Faults in process-local memory may be caused by process-local
+ * addresses leaking into other contexts.
+ * tbd: warn and handle gracefully.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(fault_in_process_local(address))) {
+ pr_err("page fault in PROCLOCAL at %lx", address);
+ force_sig_fault(SIGSEGV, SEGV_MAPERR, (void __user *)address,
current);
+ }
+
/* kprobes don't want to hook the spurious faults: */
if (kprobes_fault(regs))
return;
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/mm/kaslr.c
index c455f1ffba29..395d8868aeb8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/kaslr.c
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ enum {
PHYSMAP,
VMALLOC,
VMMEMMAP,
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ PROCLOCAL,
+#endif
};
/*
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ static __initdata struct kaslr_memory_region {
[PHYSMAP] = { &page_offset_base, 0 },
[VMALLOC] = { &vmalloc_base, 0 },
[VMMEMMAP] = { &vmemmap_base, 1 },
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ [PROCLOCAL] = { &proclocal_base, 0 },
+#endif
};
/* Get size in bytes used by the memory region */
@@ -76,6 +82,26 @@ static inline bool kaslr_memory_enabled(void)
return kaslr_enabled() && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+/*
+ * The process-local memory area must use an exclusive pgd entry. The area is
+ * allocated as 2x PGDIR_SIZE such that it contains at least one exclusive pgd
+ * entry. Shift the base address into that exclusive pgd. Keep the offset from
+ * randomization but make sure the whole actual process-local memory region
fits
+ * into the pgd.
+ */
+static void adjust_proclocal_base(void)
+{
+ unsigned long size_tb = kaslr_regions[PROCLOCAL].size_tb;
+ proclocal_base += ((size_tb << TB_SHIFT) / 2);
+ if ((proclocal_base % PGDIR_SIZE) > (PGDIR_SIZE - PROCLOCAL_SIZE))
+ proclocal_base -= PROCLOCAL_SIZE;
+
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(2 * PROCLOCAL_SIZE >= PGDIR_SIZE);
+ BUG_ON(((proclocal_base % PGDIR_SIZE) + PROCLOCAL_SIZE) > PGDIR_SIZE);
+}
+#endif
+
/* Initialize base and padding for each memory region randomized with KASLR */
void __init kernel_randomize_memory(void)
{
@@ -103,6 +129,17 @@ void __init kernel_randomize_memory(void)
kaslr_regions[PHYSMAP].size_tb = 1 << (__PHYSICAL_MASK_SHIFT -
TB_SHIFT);
kaslr_regions[VMALLOC].size_tb = VMALLOC_SIZE_TB;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ /*
+ * Note that the process-local memory area must use a non-overlapping
+ * pgd. Thus, round up the size to 2 pgd entries and adjust the base
+ * address into the dedicated pgd below. With 4-level page tables, that
+ * keeps the size at the minium of 1 TiB used by the kernel.
+ */
+ kaslr_regions[PROCLOCAL].size_tb = round_up(round_up(PROCLOCAL_SIZE,
2ULL<<PGDIR_SHIFT),
+ 1ULL<<TB_SHIFT) /
(1ULL<<TB_SHIFT);
+#endif
+
/*
* Update Physical memory mapping to available and
* add padding if needed (especially for memory hotplug support).
@@ -149,6 +186,10 @@ void __init kernel_randomize_memory(void)
vaddr = round_up(vaddr + 1, PUD_SIZE);
remain_entropy -= entropy;
}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROCLOCAL
+ adjust_proclocal_base();
+#endif
}
static void __meminit init_trampoline_pud(void)
diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index c7c581bac963..714808cf6604 100644
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@ config XPFO_DEBUG
If in doubt, say "N".
+config ARCH_SUPPORTS_PROCLOCAL
+ bool
+ default n
+
+config PROCLOCAL
+ bool "Support process-local allocations in the kernel"
+ depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_PROCLOCAL
+ select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
+ default n
+ help
+ This feature allows subsystems in the kernel to allocate memory that
+ is only visible in the context of a specific process. This hardens the
+ kernel against information leak vulnerabilities.
+
+ There is a slight performance impact when this option is enabled.
+
+ If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
+
config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
bool "Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog"
default n
--
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