x86-64: detect processors subject to AMD erratum #121 and refuse to boot Processors with this erratum are subject to a DoS attack by unprivileged guest users. This is XSA-9 / CVE-2006-0744. Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell --- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/amd.c +++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/amd.c @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ static char opt_famrev[14]; string_param("cpuid_mask_cpu", opt_famrev); +static int opt_allow_unsafe; +boolean_param("allow_unsafe", opt_allow_unsafe); + static inline void wrmsr_amd(unsigned int index, unsigned int lo, unsigned int hi) { @@ -620,6 +623,11 @@ static void __devinit init_amd(struct cp clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_MCE, c->x86_capability); #ifdef __x86_64__ + if (cpu_has_amd_erratum(c, AMD_ERRATUM_121) && !opt_allow_unsafe) + panic("Xen will not boot on this CPU for security reasons.\n" + "Pass \"allow_unsafe\" if you're trusting all your" + " (PV) guest kernels.\n"); + /* AMD CPUs do not support SYSENTER outside of legacy mode. */ clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_SEP, c->x86_capability); --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/amd.h +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/amd.h @@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ #define AMD_MODEL_RANGE_START(range) (((range) >> 12) & 0xfff) #define AMD_MODEL_RANGE_END(range) ((range) & 0xfff) +#define AMD_ERRATUM_121 \ + AMD_LEGACY_ERRATUM(AMD_MODEL_RANGE(0x0f, 0x0, 0x0, 0x3f, 0xf)) + #define AMD_ERRATUM_170 \ AMD_LEGACY_ERRATUM(AMD_MODEL_RANGE(0x0f, 0x0, 0x0, 0x67, 0xf))