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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 31b6f5dddfc2..5f441039b572 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ static inline int is_x32_frame(struct ksignal *ksig)
}
/*
+ * Enable all pkeys temporarily, so as to ensure that both the current
+ * execution stack as well as the alternate signal stack are writeable.
+ * The application can use any of the available pkeys to protect the
+ * alternate signal stack, and we don't know which one it is, so enable
+ * all. The PKRU register will be reset to init_pkru later in the flow,
+ * in fpu__clear_user_states(), and it is the application's responsibility
+ * to enable the appropriate pkey as the first step in the signal handler
+ * so that the handler does not segfault.
+ */
+static inline u32 sig_prepare_pkru(void)
+{
+ u32 orig_pkru = read_pkru();
+
+ write_pkru(0);
+ return orig_pkru;
+}
+
+/*
* Set up a signal frame.
*/
@@ -84,6 +102,7 @@ get_sigframe(struct ksignal *ksig, struct pt_regs *regs, size_t frame_size,
unsigned long math_size = 0;
unsigned long sp = regs->sp;
unsigned long buf_fx = 0;
+ u32 pkru;
/* redzone */
if (!ia32_frame)
@@ -138,9 +157,17 @@ get_sigframe(struct ksignal *ksig, struct pt_regs *regs, size_t frame_size,
return (void __user *)-1L;
}
+ /* Update PKRU to enable access to the alternate signal stack. */
+ pkru = sig_prepare_pkru();
/* save i387 and extended state */
- if (!copy_fpstate_to_sigframe(*fpstate, (void __user *)buf_fx, math_size))
+ if (!copy_fpstate_to_sigframe(*fpstate, (void __user *)buf_fx, math_size, pkru)) {
+ /*
+ * Restore PKRU to the original, user-defined value; disable
+ * extra pkeys enabled for the alternate signal stack, if any.
+ */
+ write_pkru(pkru);
return (void __user *)-1L;
+ }
return (void __user *)sp;
}