Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | "Kirill A. Shutemov" <> | Subject | [PATCH 4/4] x86/tdx: Disable NOTIFY_ENABLES | Date | Fri, 9 Dec 2022 16:25:24 +0300 |
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== Background ==
There is a class of side-channel attacks against SGX enclaves called "SGX Step"[1]. These attacks create lots of exceptions inside of enclaves. Basically, run an in-enclave instruction, cause an exception. Over and over.
There is a concern that a VMM could attack a TDX guest in the same way by causing lots of #VE's. The TDX architecture includes new countermeasures for these attacks. It basically counts the number of exceptions and can send another *special* exception once the number of VMM-induced #VE's hits a critical threshold[2].
== Problem ==
But, these special exceptions are independent of any action that the guest takes. They can occur anywhere that the guest executes. This includes sensitive areas like the entry code. The (non-paranoid) #VE handler is incapable of handling exceptions in these areas.
== Solution ==
Fortunately, the special exceptions can be disabled by the guest via write to NOTIFY_ENABLES TDCS field. NOTIFY_ENABLES is disabled by default, but might be enabled by a bootloader, firmware or an earlier kernel before the current kernel runs.
Disable NOTIFY_ENABLES feature explicitly and unconditionally. Any NOTIFY_ENABLES-based #VE's that occur before this point will end up in the early #VE exception handler and die due to unexpected exit reason.
[1] https://github.com/jovanbulck/sgx-step [2] https://intel.github.io/ccc-linux-guest-hardening-docs/security-spec.html#safety-against-ve-in-kernel-code
Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com> --- arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c index 0e47846ff8ff..c93c2fd2e113 100644 --- a/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c +++ b/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ #define TDX_GET_VEINFO 3 #define TDX_GET_REPORT 4 #define TDX_ACCEPT_PAGE 6 +#define TDX_WR 8 + +/* TDCS fields. To be used by TDG.VM.WR and TDG.VM.RD module calls */ +#define TDCS_NOTIFY_ENABLES 0x9100000000000010 /* TDX hypercall Leaf IDs */ #define TDVMCALL_MAP_GPA 0x10001 @@ -858,6 +862,9 @@ void __init tdx_early_init(void) tdx_parse_tdinfo(&cc_mask); cc_set_mask(cc_mask); + /* Kernel does not use NOTIFY_ENABLES and does not need random #VEs */ + tdx_module_call(TDX_WR, 0, TDCS_NOTIFY_ENABLES, 0, -1ULL, NULL); + /* * All bits above GPA width are reserved and kernel treats shared bit * as flag, not as part of physical address. -- 2.38.0
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