[PATCH v3] pktcdvd: Fix possible Spectre-v1 for pkt_devs

[PATCH v3] pktcdvd: Fix possible Spectre-v1 for pkt_devs

[Jinbum Park]

User controls @dev_minor which to be used as index of pkt_devs.
So, It can be exploited via Spectre-like attack. (speculative execution)

This kind of attack leaks address of pkt_devs, [1]
It leads an attacker to bypass security mechanism such as KASLR.

So sanitize @dev_minor before using it to prevent attack.

[1] https://github.com/jinb-park/linux-exploit/
tree/master/exploit-remaining-spectre-gadget/leak_pkt_devs.c

Signed-off-by: Jinbum Park <jinb.park7@gmail.com>
---
v3: work from latest linux-next tree

 drivers/block/pktcdvd.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
index a4b4d52..9bb7721 100644
--- a/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/pktcdvd.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME	"pktcdvd"
@@ -2254,6 +2254,8 @@ static struct pktcdvd_device *pkt_find_dev_from_minor(unsigned int dev_minor)
 {
 	if (dev_minor >= MAX_WRITERS)
 		return NULL;
+
+	dev_minor = array_index_nospec(dev_minor, MAX_WRITERS);
 	return pkt_devs[dev_minor];
 }
 
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1.9.1

Re: [PATCH v3] pktcdvd: Fix possible Spectre-v1 for pkt_devs

[Jens Axboe]

On 7/27/18 10:20 PM, Jinbum Park wrote:
> User controls @dev_minor which to be used as index of pkt_devs.
> So, It can be exploited via Spectre-like attack. (speculative execution)
> 
> This kind of attack leaks address of pkt_devs, [1]
> It leads an attacker to bypass security mechanism such as KASLR.
> 
> So sanitize @dev_minor before using it to prevent attack.
> 
> [1] https://github.com/jinb-park/linux-exploit/
> tree/master/exploit-remaining-spectre-gadget/leak_pkt_devs.c

Applied for 4.19, thanks.

-- 
Jens Axboe